Tricyclic carbamate jak inhibitors

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to 2,4-pyrimidinediamines substituted with tricyclic carbamates and the compositions and methods using these compounds in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, such as JAK2 or JAK3, is therapeutically useful.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority benefit under 35 USC §119(e) of U.S.provisional patent application No. 61/099,507, filed Sep. 23, 2008,which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

INTRODUCTION

1. Field

The present disclosure concerns compounds, pharmaceutically acceptablesalts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compoundsor salts. The compounds are useful as modulators of the JAK pathway oras inhibitors of JAK kinases, particularly JAK2, JAK3 or both.

2. Background

Protein kinases constitute a large family of structurally relatedenzymes that are responsible for the control of a variety of signaltransduction processes within cells (see, e.g., Hardie and Hanks, TheProtein Kinase Facts Book, I and II, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif.,1995). Protein kinases are thought to have evolved from a commonancestral gene due to the conservation of their structure and catalyticfunction. Almost all kinases contain a similar 250-300 amino acidcatalytic domain. The kinases can be categorized into families by thesubstrates they phosphorylate (e.g., protein-tyrosine,protein-serine/threonine, lipids, etc.). Sequence motifs have beenidentified that generally correspond to each of these families (see,e.g., Hanks & Hunter, (1995), FASEB J. 9:576-596; Knighton et al.,(1991), Science 253:407-414; Hiles et al., (1992), Cell 70:419-429; Kunzet al., (1993), Cell 73:585-596; Garcia-Bustos et al., (1994), EMBO J.13:2352-2361).

JAK kinases (JAnus Kinases) are a family of cytoplasmic protein tyrosinekinases including JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TYK2. Each of the JAK kinases isselective for the receptors of certain cytokines, though multiple JAKkinases can be affected by particular cytokine or signaling pathways.Studies suggest that JAK3 associates with the common gamma (γc) chain ofthe various cytokine receptors. JAK3 in particular selectively binds toreceptors and is part of the cytokine signaling pathway for IL-2, IL-4,IL-7, IL-9, IL-15 and IL-21. JAK1 interacts with, among others, thereceptors for cytokines IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9 and IL-21, while JAK2interacts with, among others, the receptors for IL-9 and TNF-α. Upon thebinding of certain cytokines to their receptors (e.g., IL-2, IL-4, IL-7,IL-9, IL-15 and IL-21), receptor oligomerization occurs, resulting inthe cytoplasmic tails of associated JAK kinases being brought intoproximity and facilitating the trans-phosphorylation of tyrosineresidues on the JAK kinase. This trans-phosphorylation results in theactivation of the JAK kinase.

Phosphorylated JAK kinases bind various STAT (Signal Transducer andActivator of Transcription) proteins. STAT proteins, which are DNAbinding proteins activated by phosphorylation of tyrosine residues,function both as signaling molecules and transcription factors andultimately bind to specific DNA sequences present in the promoters ofcytokine-responsive genes (Leonard et al., (2000), J. Allergy Clin.Immunol. 105:877-888). JAK/STAT signaling has been implicated in themediation of many abnormal immune responses such as allergies, asthma,autoimmune diseases such as transplant (allograft) rejection, rheumatoidarthritis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis, as wellas in solid and hematologic malignancies such as leukemia and lymphomas.For a review of the pharmaceutical intervention of the JAK/STAT pathwaysee Frank, (1999), Mol. Med. 5:432:456 and Seidel et al., (2000),Oncogene 19:2645-2656.

In view of the numerous conditions that are contemplated to benefit bytreatment involving modulation of the JAK pathway it is immediatelyapparent that new compounds that modulate JAK pathways and methods ofusing these compounds should provide substantial therapeutic benefits toa wide variety of patients.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention is directed to 2,4-pyrimidinediamines substituted at N2with tricyclic carbamates, tautomers, N-oxides, salts thereof, andmethods of using these in the treatment of conditions in whichmodulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularlyJAK2, will be therapeutically useful.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure embraces compounds of formulaI:

as well as tautomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein:

-   -   ring A is aryl or heteroaryl;    -   n is 0 or 1;    -   p is 0, 1, 2 or 3 when ring A is monocyclic aryl or heteroaryl        or p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when ring A is bicyclic or tricyclic        aryl or heteroaryl;    -   X is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted        alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, substituted        amino, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, cyano, halo, nitro, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, and substituted alkynyl;    -   Y is O or S;    -   Z is O, S, or NH;    -   W is hydrogen, —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵, -alk-SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵, —N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵, or        -alk-N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵;    -   -alk- is selected from the group consisting of straight or        branched chain C₁₋₆ alkylene group, and straight or branched        chain substituted C₁₋₆ alkylene group;    -   R¹ is hydrogen or C₁₋₃ alkyl;    -   each R² independently is selected from the group consisting of        alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkenyl,        substituted cycloalkenyl, alkynyloxy, amino, substituted amino,        aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano,        cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, substituted        cycloalkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy,        substituted heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, substituted        heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy,        aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyloxy, carboxyl, carboxyl ester,        (carboxyl ester)oxy, nitro, halo, and oxo, wherein if R² is oxo,        then the oxo substituent is attached to a nonaromatic portion of        ring A; or    -   R³ is hydrogen or C₁₋₃ alkyl;    -   R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,        substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,        heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, acyl and M⁺, wherein M⁺ is a        counterion selected from the group consisting of K⁺, Na⁺, Li⁺        and ⁺N(R⁸)₄, wherein each R⁸ is independently hydrogen or alkyl,        and the nitrogen of −SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵ or —N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵ is N⁻; and    -   R⁵ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,        substituted alkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino,        cycloalkylamino, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,        heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, and acyl; or    -   R⁴ and R⁵ together with the intervening atom or atoms to which        they are bound form a heterocyclic or a substituted heterocyclic        group.

Particular examples of disclosed compounds include, without limitation,those selected from the group consisting of:

In another embodiment, disclosed is a method of inhibiting an activityof a JAK kinase, comprising contacting the JAK kinase with an amount ofa compound of this invention effective to inhibit an activity of the JAKkinase.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of inhibiting anactivity of a JAK kinase, comprising contacting in vitro a JAK kinase,such as JAK2 or JAK3, with an amount of a compound of this invention toinhibit an activity of the JAK kinase.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating adisease or condition associated with JAK activity in a subject, whereinthe method comprises administering to the subject a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a compound of this invention.

It will be appreciated by one of skill in the art that the embodimentssummarized above may be used together in any suitable combination togenerate embodiments not expressly recited above and that suchembodiments are considered to be part of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Overview

The present disclosure relates, in part, to 2,4-pyrimidinediaminessubstituted at N2 with tricyclic carbamates and the compositions andmethods using these compounds in the treatment of conditions in whichmodulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases istherapeutically useful.

Definitions

As used herein, the following definitions shall apply unless otherwiseindicated.

“Alkyl” refers to monovalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbyl groupshaving from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms.This term includes, by way of example, linear and branched hydrocarbylgroups such as methyl (CH₃—), ethyl (CH₃CH₂—), n-propyl (CH₃CH₂CH₂—),isopropyl ((CH₃)₂CH—), n-butyl (CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂—), isobutyl ((CH₃)₂CHCH₂—),sec-butyl ((CH₃)(CH₃CH₂)CH—), t-butyl ((CH₃)₃C—), n-pentyl(CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂—), and neopentyl ((CH₃)₃CCH₂—). Also by way of example,a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl and an isopropyl group areall represented by the term C₁₋₃ alkyl. Likewise terms indicating largernumerical ranges of carbon atoms are representative of any linear orbranched hydrocarbyl falling within the numerical range. Thisinclusiveness applies to other hydrocarbyl terms bearing such numericalranges.

“Alkylene” refers to divalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbyl groupspreferably having from 1 to 6 and more preferably 1 to 3 carbon atomsthat are either straight-chained or branched. This term is exemplifiedby groups such as methylene (—CH₂—), ethylene (—CH₂CH₂—), n-propylene(—CH₂CH₂CH₂—), iso-propylene (—CH₂CH(CH₃)—) or (—CH(CH₃)CH₂—), and thelike.

“Substituted alkylene” refers to an alkylene group having from 1 to 3hydrogens replaced with substituents as described for carbons in thedefinition of “substituted” below.

“Alkoxy” refers to the group —O-alkyl, wherein alkyl is as definedherein. Alkoxy includes, by way of example, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy,isopropoxy, n-butoxy, t-butoxy, sec-butoxy, n-pentoxy, and the like.

“Acyl” refers to the groups H—C(O)—, alkyl-C(O)—, substitutedalkyl-C(O)—, alkenyl-C(O)—, substituted alkenyl-C(O)—, alkynyl-C(O)—,substituted alkynyl-C(O)—, cycloalkyl-C(O)—, substitutedcycloalkyl-C(O)—, cycloalkenyl-C(O)—, substituted cycloalkenyl-C(O)—,aryl-C(O)—, substituted aryl-C(O)—, heteroaryl-C(O)—, substitutedheteroaryl-C(O)—, heterocyclic-C(O)—, and substitutedheterocyclic-C(O)—, wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl,substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein. By way of example,“acyl” includes the “acetyl” group CH₃C(O)—.

“Amino” refers to the group —NH₂.

“Substituted amino” refers to —NR²¹R²², wherein R²¹ and R²²independently are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic and where R²¹ andR²² are optionally joined together with the nitrogen bound thereto toform a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group, and whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“Aminocarbonyl” refers to the group —C(O)NR²¹R²², wherein R²¹ and R²²independently are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic and where R²¹ andR²² are optionally joined together with the nitrogen bound thereto toform a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group, and whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“Aminocarbonyloxy” refers to the group —O—C(O)NR²¹R²², wherein R²¹ andR²² independently are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substitutedcycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic andwhere R²¹ and R²² are optionally joined together with the nitrogen boundthereto to form a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group, andwherein alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic and substituted heterocyclic are asdefined herein.

“Aryl” or “Ar” refers to a monovalent aromatic carbocyclic group of from6 to 15 carbon atoms having a single ring (e.g., phenyl) or multiplecondensed rings (e.g., naphthyl or anthryl) which condensed rings may ormay not be aromatic (e.g., 2-benzoxazolinone,2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one-7-yl, 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene, and thelike), provided that the point of attachment is through an atom of thearomatic aryl group. Preferred aryl groups include phenyl and naphthyl.

“Aryloxy” refers to the group —O-aryl, wherein aryl is as definedherein, including, by way of example, phenoxy, naphthoxy, and the like.

“Alkenyl” refers to straight chain or branched hydrocarbyl groups havingfrom 2 to 6 carbon atoms and preferably 2 to 4 carbon atoms and havingat least 1 and preferably from 1 to 2 sites of double bond unsaturation.Such groups are exemplified, for example, bi-vinyl, allyl, andbut-3-en-1-yl. Included within this term are the cis and trans isomersor mixtures of these omers.

“Alkynyl” refers to straight or branched monovalent hydrocarbyl groupshaving from 2 to 6 carbon atoms and preferably 2 to 3 carbon atoms andhaving at least 1 and preferably from 1 to 2 sites of triple bondunsaturation. Examples of such alkynyl groups include acetylenyl(—C≡CH), and propargyl (—CH₂C≡CH).

“Alkynyloxy” refers to the group —O-alkynyl, wherein alkynyl is asdefined herein. Alkynyloxy includes, by way of example, ethynyloxy,propynyloxy, and the like.

“Carboxyl,” “carboxy” or “carboxylate” refers to —CO₂H or salts thereof.

“Carboxyl ester” or “carboxy ester” refers to the groups —C(O)O-alkyl,—C(O)O-substituted alkyl, —C(O)O-alkenyl, —C(O)O-substituted alkenyl,—C(O)O-alkynyl, —C(O)O-substituted alkynyl, —C(O)O-aryl,—C(O)O-substituted aryl, —C(O)O-cycloalkyl, —C(O)O-substitutedcycloalkyl, —C(O)O-cycloalkenyl, —C(O)O-substituted cycloalkenyl,—C(O)O-heteroaryl, —C(O)O-substituted heteroaryl, —C(O)O-heterocyclic,and —C(O)O-substituted heterocyclic, wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein.

“(Carboxyl ester)oxy” or “carbonate” refers to the groups—O—C(O)O-alkyl, —O—C(O)O-substituted alkyl, —O—C(O)O-alkenyl,—O—C(O)O-substituted alkenyl, —O—C(O)O-alkynyl, —O—C(O)O-substitutedalkynyl, —O—C(O)O-aryl, —O—C(O)O-substituted aryl, —O—C(O)O-cycloalkyl,—O—C(O)O-substituted cycloalkyl, —O—C(O)O-cycloalkenyl,—O—C(O)O-substituted cycloalkenyl, —O—C(O)O-heteroaryl,—O—C(O)O-substituted heteroaryl, —O—C(O)O-heterocyclic, and—O—C(O)O-substituted heterocyclic, wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein.

“Cyano” or “nitrile” refers to the group —CN.

“Cycloalkyl” refers to cyclic alkyl groups of from 3 to 10 carbon atomshaving single or multiple cyclic rings including fused, bridged, andspiro ring systems. Examples of suitable cycloalkyl groups include, forinstance, adamantyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclooctyland the like.

“Cycloalkylalkyl” refers to a cycloalkyl-alkylene group, for examplecyclopropyl-CH₂— where the cycloalkyl is bonded to the parent structurevia an alkylene divalent linking group.

“Cycloalkenyl” refers to non-aromatic cyclic alkyl groups of from 3 to10 carbon atoms having single or multiple rings and having at least onedouble bond and preferably from 1 to 2 double bonds.

“Cycloalkoxy” refers to —O-cycloalkyl.

“Halo” or “halogen” refers to fluoro, chloro, bromo, and iodo and ispreferably fluoro or chloro.

“Hydroxy” or “hydroxyl” refers to the group —OH.

“Heteroaryl” refers to an aromatic group of from 1 to 10 carbon atomsand 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen,nitrogen, and sulfur within the ring. Such heteroaryl groups can have asingle ring (e.g., pyridinyl, imidazolyl or furyl) or multiple condensedrings (e.g., indolizinyl, quinolinyl, benzimidazolyl or benzothienyl),wherein the condensed rings may or may not be aromatic and/or contain aheteroatom, provided that the point of attachment is through an atom ofthe aromatic heteroaryl group. In one embodiment, the nitrogen and/orsulfur ring atom(s) of the heteroaryl group are optionally oxidized toprovide for the N-oxide (N→O), sulfinyl, or sulfonyl moieties. Preferredheteroaryls include pyridinyl, pyrrolyl, indolyl, thiophenyl, andfuranyl.

“Heteroaryloxy” refers to —O-heteroaryl.

“Heterocycle,” “heterocyclic,” “heterocycloalkyl,” and “heterocyclyl”refer to a saturated or unsaturated group having a single ring ormultiple condensed rings, including fused bridged and spiro ringsystems, and having from 3 to 15 ring atoms, including 1 to 4 heteroatoms. These ring atoms are selected from the group consisting ofnitrogen, sulfur, or oxygen, wherein, in fused ring systems, one or moreof the rings can be cycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, provided that thepoint of attachment is through the non-aromatic ring. In one embodiment,the nitrogen and/or sulfur atom(s) of the heterocyclic group areoptionally oxidized to provide for the N-oxide, —S(O)—, or —SO₂—moieties.

“Heterocycloalkylalkyl” refers to a heterocyclyl group linked to theparent structure via an alkylene linker, for example(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methyl-:

Examples of heterocycle and heteroaryls include, but are not limited to,azetidine, pyrrole, imidazole, pyrazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine,pyridazine, indolizine, isoindole, indole, dihydroindole, indazole,purine, quinolizine, isoquinoline, quinoline, phthalazine,naphthylpyridine, quinoxaline, quinazoline, cinnoline, pteridine,carbazole, carboline, phenanthridine, acridine, phenanthroline,isothiazole, phenazine, isoxazole, phenoxazine, phenothiazine,imidazolidine, imidazoline, piperidine, piperazine, indoline,phthalimide, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline,4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene, thiazole, thiazolidine, thiophene,benzo[b]thiophene, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl (also referred to asthiamorpholinyl), 1,1-dioxothiomorpholinyl, piperidinyl, pyrrolidine,tetrahydrofuranyl, and the like.

“Heterocyclyloxy” refers to the group —O-heterocycyl.

“Nitro” refers to the group —NO₂.

“Oxo” refers to the atom (═O).

“Oxy radical” refers to —O. (also designated as →O), that is, a singlebond oxygen radical. By way of example, N-oxides are nitrogens with anoxy radical. A specific example is where R^(2a), R^(2b), R^(4a) andR^(4b) are methyl, n is 1 and R³ is oxy radical, that is, where the ringbearing R^(2a), R^(2b), R^(4a), R^(4b) and R³ is2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-N-oxide (commonly known as TEMPO).

Unless indicated otherwise, the nomenclature of substituents that arenot explicitly defined herein are arrived at by naming the terminalportion of the functionality followed by the adjacent functionalitytoward the point of attachment. For example, the substituent“arylalkyloxycarbonyl” refers to the group (aryl)-(alkyl)-O—C(O)—.

The term “substituted,” when used to modify a specified group orradical, means that one or more hydrogen atoms of the specified group orradical are each, independently of one another, replaced with the sameor different substituent groups as defined below. By way of example, apyrrolidinyl group on a compound of the invention can be substituted orunsubstituted. A specific example of a substituted pyrrolidine is whereR^(2a), R^(2b) are methyl, R³, R^(4a) and R^(4b) are H, and n is 0, thatis, where the ring bearing R^(2a), R^(2b), R³, R^(4a) and R^(4b) is2,2-dimethylpyrrolidinyl.

Substituent groups for substituting for one or more hydrogens (any twohydrogens on a single carbon can be replaced with ═O, ═NR⁷⁰, ═N—OR⁷⁰,═N₂ or ═S) on saturated carbon atoms in the specified group or radicalare, unless otherwise specified, —R⁶⁰, halo, ═O, —OR⁷⁰, —SR⁷⁰, —NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰,trihalomethyl, —CN, —OCN, —SCN, —NO, —NO₂, ═N₂, —N₃, —SO₂R⁷⁰, —SO₂O⁻ M⁺,—SO₂OR⁷⁰, —OSO₂R⁷⁰, —OSO₂O M⁺, —OSO₂OR⁷⁰, —P(O)(O)₂(M⁺)₂, —P(O)(OR⁷⁰)OM⁺, —P(O)(OR⁷⁰)₂, —C(O)R⁷⁰, —C(S)R⁷⁰, —C(NR⁷⁰)R⁷⁰, —C(O)O⁻M⁺, —C(O)OR⁷⁰,—C(S)OR⁷⁰, —C(O)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, —C(NR⁷⁰)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, —OC(O)R⁷⁰, —OC(S)R⁷⁰,—OC(O)O⁻M⁺, —OC(O)OR⁷⁰, —OC(S)OR⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(O)R⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(S)R⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰CO₂⁻M⁺, —NR⁷⁰CO₂R⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(S)OR⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(O)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(NR⁷⁰)R⁷⁰ and—NR⁷⁰C(NR⁷⁰)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, where R⁶⁰ is selected from the group consisting ofoptionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl,heterocycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl andheteroarylalkyl, each R⁷⁰ is independently hydrogen or R⁶⁰; each R⁸⁰ isindependently R⁷⁰ or alternatively, two R⁸⁰'s, taken together with thenitrogen atom to which they are bonded, form a 5-, 6- or 7-memberedheterocycloalkyl which may optionally include from 1 to 4 of the same ordifferent additional heteroatoms selected from the group consisting ofO, N and S, of which N may have —H or C₁-C₃ alkyl substitution; and eachM⁺ is a counter ion with a net single positive charge. Each M⁺ mayindependently be, for example, an alkali ion, such as K⁺, Na⁺, Li⁺; anammonium ion, such as ⁺N(R⁶⁰)₄; or an alkaline earth ion, such as[Ca²⁺]_(0.5), [Mg²⁺]_(0.5), or [Ba²⁺]_(0.5) (“subscript 0.5 means e.g.that one of the counter ions for such divalent alkali earth ions can bean ionized form of a compound of the invention and the other a typicalcounter ion such as chloride, or two ionized compounds of the inventioncan serve as counter ions for such divalent alkali earth ions, or adoubly ionized compound of the invention can serve as the counter ionfor such divalent alkali earth ions). As specific examples, —NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰ ismeant to include —NH₂, —NH-alkyl, N-pyrrolidinyl, N-piperazinyl,4N-methyl-piperazin-1-yl and N-morpholinyl.

Substituent groups for hydrogens on unsaturated carbon atoms in“substituted” alkene, cycloalkene, alkyne, aryl and heteroaryl groupsare, unless otherwise specified, —R⁶⁰, halo, —O⁻M⁺, —OR⁷⁰, —SR⁷⁰, —S⁻M⁺,—NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, trihalomethyl, —CF₃, —CN, —OCN, —SCN, —NO, —NO₂, —N₃, —SO₂R⁷⁰,—SO₃ ⁻M⁺, —SO₃R⁷⁰, —OSO₂R⁷⁰, —OSO₃ ⁻M⁺, —OSO₃R⁷⁰, —PO₃ ⁻²(M⁺)₂,—P(O)(OR⁷⁰)O⁻M⁺, —P(O)(OR⁷⁰)₂, —C(O)R⁷⁰, —C(S)R⁷⁰, —C(NR⁷⁰)R⁷⁰, —CO₂⁻M⁺, —CO₂R⁷⁰ —C(S)OR⁷⁰, —C(O)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, —C(NR⁷⁰)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, —OC(O)R⁷⁰,—OC(S)R⁷⁰, —OCO₂ ⁻M⁺, —OCO₂R⁷⁰, —OC(S)OR⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(O)R⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(S)R⁷⁰,—NR⁷⁰CO₂ ⁻M⁺, —NR⁷⁰CO₂R⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(S)OR⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(O)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰,—NR⁷⁰C(NR⁷⁰)R⁷⁰ and —NR⁷⁰C(NR⁷⁰)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, where R⁶⁰, R⁷⁰, R⁸⁰ and M⁺ areas previously defined, provided that in case of substituted alkene oralkyne, the substituents are not —O⁻M⁺, —OR⁷⁰, —SR⁷⁰, or —S⁻M⁺.

Substituent groups for replacing hydrogens on nitrogen atomsin“substituted” heterocyclic groups are, unless otherwise specified,—R⁶⁰, —O⁻M⁺, —OR⁷⁰, —SR⁷⁰, —S⁻M⁺, —NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, trihalomethyl, —CF₃, —CN,—NO, —NO₂, —S(O)₂R⁷⁰, —S(O)₂O⁻M⁺, —S(O)₂OR⁷⁰, —OS(O)₂R⁷⁰, —OS(O)₂O⁻M⁺,OS(O)₂OR⁷⁰, —P(O)(O⁻)₂(M⁺)₂, —P(O)(OR⁷⁰)O⁻M⁺, —P(O)(OR⁷⁰)(OR⁷⁰),—C(O)R⁷⁰, —C(S)R⁷⁰, —C(NR⁷⁰)R⁷⁰, —C(O)OR⁷⁰, —C(S)OR⁷⁰, —C(O)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰,—C(NR⁷⁰)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, —OC(O)R⁷⁰, —OC(S)R⁷⁰, —OC(O)OR⁷⁰, —OC(S)OR⁷⁰,—NR⁷⁰C(O)R⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(S)R⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(O)OR⁷⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(S)OR⁷⁰,—NR⁷⁰C(O)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, —NR⁷⁰C(NR⁷⁰)R⁷⁰ and —NR⁷⁰C(NR⁷⁰)NR⁸⁰R⁸⁰, where R⁶⁰,R⁷⁰, R⁸⁰ and M⁺ are as previously defined.

In a preferred embodiment, a group that is substituted has 1, 2, 3, or 4substituents, 1, 2, or 3 substituents, 1 or 2 substituents, or 1substituent.

It is understood that in all substituted groups defined above, polymersarrived at by defining substituents with further substituents tothemselves (e.g., substituted aryl having a substituted aryl group as asubstituent which is itself substituted with a substituted aryl group,which is further substituted by a substituted aryl group, etc.) are notintended for inclusion herein. In such cases, the maximum number of suchiterative substitutions is three. For example, serial substitutions ofsubstituted aryl groups are limited to substituted aryl-(substitutedaryl)-substituted aryl.

“Stereoisomer” and “stereoisomers” refer to compounds that have sameatomic connectivity but different atomic arrangement in space.Stereoisomers include cis-trans isomers, E and Z isomers, enantiomers,and diastereomers. The compounds of the invention, or theirpharmaceutically acceptable salts may contain one or more asymmetriccentres and may thus give rise to enantiomers, diastereomers, and otherstereoisomeric forms that may be defined, in terms of absolutestereochemistry, as (R)- or (S)- or, as (D)- or (L)- for amino acids.The present invention is meant to include all such possible isomers, aswell as their racemic and optically pure forms. Optically active (+) and(−), (R)- and (S)-, or (D)- and (L)-isomers may be prepared using chiralsynthons or chiral reagents, or resolved using conventional techniques,such as HPLC using a chiral column. When the compounds described hereincontain olefinic double bonds or other centers of geometric asymmetry,and unless specified otherwise, it is intended that the compoundsinclude both E and Z geometric isomers.

“Tautomer” refers to alternate forms of a molecule that differ only inelectronic bonding of atoms and/or in the position of a proton, such asenol-keto and imine-enamine tautomers, or the tautomeric forms ofheteroaryl groups containing a —N═C(H)—NH— ring atom arrangement, suchas pyrazoles, imidazoles, benzimidazoles, triazoles, and tetrazoles. Aperson of ordinary skill in the art would recognize that othertautomeric ring atom arrangements are possible.

“Patient” or “Subject” refers to human and non-human animals, especiallymammals.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable salt” refers to pharmaceutically acceptablesalts of a compound, which salts are derived from a variety of organicand inorganic counter ions well known in the art and include, by way ofexample only, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium,tetraalkylammonium, and the like; and when the molecule contains a basicfunctionality, salts of organic or inorganic acids, such ashydrochloride, hydrobromide, tartrate, mesylate, acetate, maleate,oxalate, and the like.

“Pharmaceutically effective amount” and “therapeutically effectiveamount” refer to an amount of a compound sufficient to treat a specifieddisorder or disease or one or more of its symptoms and/or to prevent theoccurrence of the disease or disorder. In reference to tumorigenicproliferative disorders, a pharmaceutically or therapeutically effectiveamount comprises an amount sufficient to, among other things, cause thetumor to shrink or decrease the growth rate of the tumor.

“Solvate” refers to a complex formed by combination of solvent moleculeswith molecules or ions of the solute. The solvent can be an organiccompound, an inorganic compound, or a mixture of both. Some examples ofsolvents include, but are not limited to, methanol,N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide, and water.

“Treating” or “treatment” as used herein covers the treatment of thedisease or condition of interest in a mammal, preferably a human, havingthe disease or condition of interest, and includes:

-   (i) preventing the disease or condition from occurring in a mammal,    in particular, when such mammal is predisposed to the condition but    has not yet been diagnosed as having it;-   (ii) inhibiting the disease or condition, i.e., arresting its    development;-   (iii) relieving the disease or condition, i.e., causing regression    of the disease or condition; or-   (iv) stabilizing the disease or condition.

As used herein, the terms “disease” and “condition” may be usedinterchangeably or may be different in that the particular malady orcondition may not have a known causative agent (so that etiology has notyet been worked out) and it is therefore not yet recognized as a diseasebut only as an undesirable condition or syndrome, wherein a more or lessspecific set of symptoms have been identified by clinicians.

Unless indicated otherwise, the nomenclature of substituents that arenot explicitly defined herein are arrived at by naming the terminalportion of the functionality followed by the adjacent functionalitytoward the point of attachment. For example, the substituent“arylalkyloxycarbonyl” refers to the group (aryl)-(alkyl)-O—C(O)—.

Similarly, it is understood that the above definitions are not intendedto include impermissible substitution patterns (e.g., methyl substitutedwith 5 fluoro groups). Such impermissible substitution patterns areeasily recognized by a person having ordinary skill in the art.

Compounds

This invention provides novel 2,4-pyrimidinediamines substituted at N2with tricyclic carbamates, tautomers, N-oxides, salts thereof, methodsof making the compounds, and methods of using these compounds in thetreatment of conditions in which targeting of the JAK pathway orinhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK2, are therapeuticallyuseful. These conditions include, but are not limited to, debilitatingand fatal diseases and disorders that affect both children and adults.Examples of these conditions include oncological diseases such asleukemia, including childhood leukemia and lymphoma; autoimmuneconditions, such as transplant rejection; and the other conditionsdescribed herein. Given the severity of and suffering caused by theseconditions, it is vital that new treatments are developed to treat theseconditions.

In aspect, the present disclosure relates to a compound according toformula I:

a tautomer, N-oxide, or salt thereof, wherein:

-   -   ring A is aryl or heteroaryl;    -   n is 0 or 1;    -   p is 0, 1, 2 or 3 when ring A is monocyclic aryl or heteroaryl        or p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when ring A is bicyclic or tricyclic        aryl or heteroaryl;    -   X is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted        alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, substituted        amino, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, cyano, halo, nitro, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, and substituted alkynyl;    -   Y is O or S;    -   Z is O, S, or NH;    -   W is hydrogen, —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵, -alk-SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵, —N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵, or        -alk-N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵;    -   -alk- is selected from the group consisting of straight or        branched chain C₁₋₆ alkylene group, and straight or branched        chain substituted C₁₋₆ alkylene group;    -   R¹ is hydrogen or C₁₋₃ alkyl;    -   each R² independently is selected from the group consisting of        alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkenyl,        substituted cycloalkenyl, alkynyloxy, amino, substituted amino,        aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano,        cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, substituted        cycloalkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy,        substituted heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, substituted        heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy,        aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyloxy, carboxyl, carboxyl ester,        (carboxyl ester)oxy, nitro, halo, and oxo, wherein if R² is oxo,        then the oxo substituent is attached to a nonaromatic portion of        ring A; or    -   R³ is hydrogen or C₁₋₃ alkyl;    -   R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,        substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,        heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, acyl and M⁺, wherein M⁺ is a        counterion selected from the group consisting of K⁺, Na⁺, Li⁺        and ⁺N(R⁸)₄, wherein each R⁸ is independently hydrogen or alkyl,        and the nitrogen of —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵ or —N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵is N⁻; and    -   R⁵ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,        substituted alkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino,        cycloalkylamino, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,        heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, and acyl; or    -   R⁴ and R⁵ together with the intervening atom or atoms bound        thereto form a heterocyclic or a substituted heterocyclic group.

In another embodiment, R¹ is hydrogen. In another embodiment, each of Zand Y is O and R³ is hydrogen. In a further embodiment, W is hydrogen.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound according toformula IIa:

a tautomer, N-oxide, or salt thereof, wherein:

-   -   ring A is aryl or heteroaryl;    -   p is 0, 1, 2 or 3 when ring A is monocyclic aryl or heteroaryl        or p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when ring A is bicyclic or tricyclic        aryl or heteroaryl;    -   X is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted        alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, substituted        amino, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, cyano, halo, nitro, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, and substituted alkynyl; and    -   each R² independently is selected from the group consisting of        alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkenyl,        substituted cycloalkenyl, alkynyloxy, amino, substituted amino,        aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano,        cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, substituted        cycloalkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy,        substituted heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, substituted        heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy,        aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyloxy, carboxyl, carboxyl ester,        (carboxyl ester)oxy, nitro, halo, and oxo, wherein if R² is oxo,        then the oxo substituent is attached to a nonaromatic portion of        ring A.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound according toformula IIb:

a tautomer, N-oxide, or salt thereof, wherein:

-   -   ring A is aryl or heteroaryl;    -   p is 0, 1, 2 or 3 when ring A is monocyclic aryl or heteroaryl        or p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when ring A is bicyclic or tricyclic        aryl or heteroaryl;    -   X is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted        alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, substituted        amino, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, cyano, halo, nitro, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, and substituted alkynyl; and    -   each R² independently is selected from the group consisting of        alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkenyl,        substituted cycloalkenyl, alkynyloxy, amino, substituted amino,        aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano,        cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, substituted        cycloalkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy,        substituted heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, substituted        heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy,        aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyloxy, carboxyl, carboxyl ester,        (carboxyl ester)oxy, nitro, halo, and oxo, wherein if R² is oxo,        then the oxo substituent is attached to a nonaromatic portion of        ring A.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound according toformula IIa or IIB as described herein, wherein ring A is bicyclicheteroaryl. In another embodiment, X is alkyl or halo. In anotherembodiment, X is selected from the group consisting of methyl, chloro,and fluoro. In a further embodiment,

is:

In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound according toformula IIa or IIa as described herein, wherein ring A is monocyclic orbicyclic aryl. In another embodiment, X is alkyl or halo. In anotherembodiment, X is selected from the group consisting of methyl, chloro,and fluoro. In a further embodiment,

is:

In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound according toformula IIIa:

a tautomer, N-oxide, or salt thereof, wherein:

-   -   ring A is aryl or heteroaryl;    -   n is 0 or 1;    -   p is 0, 1, 2 or 3 when ring A is monocyclic aryl or heteroaryl        or p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when ring A is bicyclic or tricyclic        aryl or heteroaryl;    -   X is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted        alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, substituted        amino, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, cyano, halo, nitro, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, and substituted alkynyl;    -   W is —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵, -alk-SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵, —N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵, or        -alk-N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵;    -   -alk- is selected from the group consisting of straight or        branched chain C₁₋₆ alkylene group, and straight or branched        chain substituted C₁₋₆ alkylene group;    -   each R² independently is selected from the group consisting of        alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkenyl,        substituted cycloalkenyl, alkynyloxy, amino, substituted amino,        aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano,        cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, substituted        cycloalkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy,        substituted heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, substituted        heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy,        aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyloxy, carboxyl, carboxyl ester,        (carboxyl ester)oxy, nitro, halo, and oxo, wherein if R² is oxo,        then the oxo substituent is attached to a nonaromatic portion of        ring A; or    -   R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,        substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,        heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, acyl and M⁺, wherein M⁺ is a        counterion selected from the group consisting of K⁺, Na⁺, Li⁺        and ⁺N(R⁸)₄, wherein each R⁸ is independently hydrogen or alkyl,        and the nitrogen of —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵ or —N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵ is N⁻; and    -   R⁵ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,        substituted alkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino,        cycloalkylamino, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,        heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, and acyl; or    -   R⁴ and R⁵ together with the intervening atom or atoms bound        thereto form a heterocyclic or a substituted heterocyclic group.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound according toformula IIIb:

a tautomer, N-oxide, or salt thereof, wherein:

-   -   ring A is aryl or heteroaryl;    -   n is 0 or 1;    -   p is 0, 1, 2 or 3 when ring A is monocyclic aryl or heteroaryl        or p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when ring A is bicyclic or tricyclic        aryl or heteroaryl;    -   X is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted        alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, substituted        amino, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, cyano, halo, nitro, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, and substituted alkynyl;    -   W is —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵, -alk-SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵, —N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵, or        -alk-N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵;    -   -alk- is selected from the group consisting of straight or        branched chain C₁₋₆ alkylene group, and straight or branched        chain substituted C₁₋₆ alkylene group;    -   each R² independently is selected from the group consisting of        alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkenyl,        substituted cycloalkenyl, alkynyloxy, amino, substituted amino,        aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano,        cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, substituted        cycloalkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy,        substituted heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, substituted        heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy,        aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyloxy, carboxyl, carboxyl ester,        (carboxyl ester)oxy, nitro, halo, and oxo, wherein if R² is oxo,        then the oxo substituent is attached to a nonaromatic portion of        ring A; or    -   R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,        substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,        heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, acyl and M⁺, wherein M⁺ is a        counterion selected from the group consisting of K⁺, Na⁺, Li⁺        and ⁺N(R⁸)₄, wherein each R⁸ is independently hydrogen or alkyl,        and the nitrogen of —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵ or —N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵is N⁻; and    -   R⁵ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,        substituted alkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino,        cycloalkylamino, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,        heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl,        heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, and acyl; or    -   R⁴ and R⁵ together with the intervening atom or atoms bound        thereto form a heterocyclic or a substituted heterocyclic group.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound according toformula IIIa or IIIB as described herein, wherein ring A is phenyl. Inanother embodiment, X is alkyl or halo. In another embodiment, X ismethyl or chloro. In a further embodiment, W is -alk- N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵. In apreferred embodiment, alk is —CH₂— or —CH₂CH₂—. In a preferredembodiment, this invention provides a compound according to formula IVa:

a tautomer, N-oxide, or salt thereof, wherein:

-   -   n is 0 or 1;    -   p is 0, 1, 2 or 3;    -   q is 1 or 2;    -   X is alkyl or halo; and    -   each R² independently is selected from the group consisting of        alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkenyl,        substituted cycloalkenyl, alkynyloxy, amino, substituted amino,        aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano,        cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, substituted        cycloalkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy,        substituted heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, substituted        heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy,        aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyloxy, carboxyl, carboxyl ester,        (carboxyl ester)oxy, nitro, halo, and oxo, wherein if R² is oxo,        then the oxo substituent is attached to a nonaromatic portion of        ring A.

In another preferred embodiment, this invention provides a compoundaccording to formula IVb:

a tautomer, N-oxide, or salt thereof, wherein:

-   -   n is 0 or 1;    -   p is 0, 1, 2 or 3;    -   q is 1 or 2;    -   X is alkyl or halo; and    -   each R² independently is selected from the group consisting of        alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, alkenyl,        substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkenyl,        substituted cycloalkenyl, alkynyloxy, amino, substituted amino,        aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano,        cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, substituted        cycloalkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy,        substituted heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, substituted        heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy,        aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonyloxy, carboxyl, carboxyl ester,        (carboxyl ester)oxy, nitro, halo, and oxo, wherein if R² is oxo,        then the oxo substituent is attached to a nonaromatic portion of        ring A.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound according toformula IVa or IVB as described herein, wherein p is 1 and R² is methyl.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a compound according toformula IIIa or IIIB as described herein, wherein W is —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵.

Exemplary compounds disclosed herein include, without limitation, thoseselected from the group consisting of:

-   1:    5-Chloro-N4-[4-[2-[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]ethyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   2:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   3:    N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-3-oxo-4H-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   4:    5-Methyl-N4-(4-methyl-3-oxo-2H-benz[1,4]thiazin-6-yl)-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   5:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-5-pyrido[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   6:    5-Methyl-N4-(4-propyl-3-oxo-2H-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   7:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]thiazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   8:    5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   9:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   10:    5-Chloro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   11:    N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-4-ethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   12:    5-Chloro-N4-(2,2-dimethyl-4-ethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   13:    N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-3-oxo-4H-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   14:    5-Chloro-N4-[3-[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]sulfonyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   15:    N4-[4-[[N-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   16:    5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   17:    5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]-2-methylphenyl]-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   18:    N4-[4-[[N-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   19:    5-Chloro-N4-(indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   20:    N4-(Indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   21:    5-Chloro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   22:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   23:    N4-(1,4-Benzodioxan-5-yl)-5-chloro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   24:    N4-(1,4-Benzodioxan-5-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   25:    5-Chloro-N4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   26:    5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   27:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   28:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   29:    5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl]phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   30:    5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   31:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   32:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   33:    5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl]phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   34:    5-Chloro-N4-(indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   35:    N4-(Indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   36:    5-Chloro-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   37:    5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   38:    5-Methyl-N2-[(4aR,9aS)-3-oxo-2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;-   39:    N4-[4-[[N-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-5-methyl-N2-[(4aR,9aS)-3-oxo-2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;    and-   40:    5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-N2-[(4aR,9aS)-3-oxo-2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine.

In one embodiment, this invention provides salts of the compounds ofthis invention. In one embodiment, the salt is a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt. Generally, pharmaceutically acceptable salts are thosesalts that retain substantially one or more of the desiredpharmacological activities of the parent compound and which are suitablefor administration to humans. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts includeacid addition salts formed with inorganic acids or organic acids.Inorganic acids suitable for forming pharmaceutically acceptable acidaddition salts include, by way of example and not limitation,hydrohalide acids (e.g., hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodicacid, etc.), sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like.Organic acids suitable for forming pharmaceutically acceptable acidaddition salts include, by way of example and not limitation, aceticacid, trifluoroacetic acid, propionic acid, hexanoic acid,cyclopentanepropionic acid, glycolic acid, oxalic acid, pyruvic acid,lactic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, maleic acid,fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, palmitic acid, benzoic acid,3-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid,alkylsulfonic acids (e.g., methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid,1,2-ethane-disulfonic acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid, etc.),arylsulfonic acids (e.g., benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chlorobenzenesulfonicacid, 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 4-toluenesulfonic acid,camphorsulfonic acid, etc.),4-methylbicyclo[2.2.2]-oct-2-ene-1-carboxylic acid, glucoheptonic acid,3-phenylpropionic acid, trimethylacetic acid, tertiary butylacetic acid,lauryl sulfuric acid, gluconic acid, glutamic acid, hydroxynaphthoicacid, salicylic acid, stearic acid, muconic acid, and the like.

Pharmaceutically acceptable salts also include salts formed when anacidic proton present in the parent compound is either replaced by ametal ion (e.g., an alkali metal ion, an alkaline earth metal ion, or analuminum ion) or coordinates with an organic base (e.g., ethanolamine,diethanolamine, triethanolamine, N-methylglucamine, morpholine,piperidine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, and ammonia).

The 2,4-pyrimidinediamines and the salts thereof, may also be in theform of hydrates, solvates, and N-oxides, as is well-known in the art.

In another embodiment, this invention provides compounds 1-40 listed inTable 1 below.

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General Synthesis of the Compounds

The 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds disclosed herein may be synthesizedvia a variety of different synthetic routes using commercially availablestarting materials and/or starting materials prepared by conventionalsynthetic methods. Suitable exemplary methods that may be routinelyadapted to synthesize the 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds of theinvention are found in U.S. Pat. No. 5,958,935, the disclosure of whichis incorporated herein by reference. Specific examples describing thesynthesis of numerous 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds, as well asintermediates therefor, are described in copending U.S. application Ser.No. 10/355,543, filed Jan. 31, 2003 (US2004/0029902A1), the contents ofwhich are incorporated herein by reference. Suitable exemplary methodsthat may be routinely used and/or adapted to synthesize active2,4-substituted pyrimidinediamine compounds can also be found ininternational application Serial No. PCT/US03/03022 filed Jan. 31, 2003(WO 03/063794), U.S. application Ser. No. 10/631,029 filed Jul. 29,2003, international application Serial No. PCT/US03/24087(WO2004/014382), U.S. application Ser. No. 10/903,263 filed Jul. 30,2004 (US2005/0234049), and international application Serial No.PCT/US2004/24716 (WO005/016893), the disclosures of which areincorporated herein by reference. All of the compounds described hereinmay be prepared by routine adaptation of these methods.

Specific exemplary synthetic methods for the 2,4-substitutedpyrimidinediamines described herein are also described in Example 1,below. Those of skill in the art will also be able to readily adaptthese examples for the synthesis of additional 2,4-substitutedpyrimidinediamines as described herein.

A variety of exemplary synthetic routes that can be used to synthesizethe 2,4-substituted pyrimidinediamines compounds of the invention aredescribed in Schemes (I)-(VII), below. These methods may be routinelyadapted to synthesize the 2,4-substituted pyrimidinediamine compoundsdescribed herein.

Please note that in schemes (I)-(VII):

wherein n, Y, and Z are as defined herein.

In one exemplary embodiment, the compounds can be synthesized fromsubstituted or unsubstituted uracils as illustrated in Scheme (I),below:

In Scheme (I), ring A, (R²)_(p), X, and W are as defined herein.According to Scheme (I), uracil A-1 is dihalogenated at the 2- and4-positions using a standard halogenating agent such as POCl₃ (or otherstandard halogenating agent) under standard conditions to yield2,4-dichloropyrimidine A-2. Depending upon the X substituent, inpyrimidinediamine A-2, the chloride at the C4 position is more reactivetowards nucleophiles than the chloride at the C2 position. Thisdifferential reactivity can be exploited to synthesize2,4-pyrimidinediamines A-7 by first reacting 2,4-dichloropyrimidine A-2with one equivalent of amine A-3, yielding4N-substituted-2-chloro-4-pyrimidineamine A-4, followed by amine A-5 toyield a 2,4-pyrimidinediamine derivative A-6, a compound of formula I.

Typically, the C4 halide is more reactive towards nucleophiles, asillustrated in the Scheme. However, as will be recognized by skilledartisans, the identity of the X substituent may alter this reactivity.For example, when X is trifluoromethyl, a 50:50 mixture of4N-substituted-4-pyrimidineamine A-4 and the corresponding2N-substituted-2-pyrimidineamine is obtained. The regioselectivity ofthe reaction can also be controlled by adjusting the solvent and othersynthetic conditions (such as temperature), as is well-known in the art.

The reactions depicted in Scheme (I) may proceed more quickly when thereaction mixtures are heated via microwave. When heating in thisfashion, the following conditions can be used: heat to 175° C. inethanol for 5-20 min. in a Smith Reactor (Personal Chemistry, Uppsala,Sweden) in a sealed tube (at 20 bar pressure).

The uracil A-1 starting materials can be purchased from commercialsources or prepared using standard techniques of organic chemistry.Commercially available uracils that can be used as starting materials inScheme (I) include, by way of example and not limitation, uracil(Aldrich #13,078-8; CAS Registry 66-22-8); 5-bromouracil (Aldrich#85,247-3; CAS Registry 51-20-7; 5-fluorouracil (Aldrich #85,847-1; CASRegistry 51-21-8); 5-iodouracil (Aldrich #85,785-8; CAS Registry696-07-1); 5-nitrouracil (Aldrich #85,276-7; CAS Registry 611-08-5);5-(trifluoromethyl)-uracil (Aldrich #22,327-1; CAS Registry 54-20-6).Additional 5-substituted uracils are available from GeneralIntermediates of Canada, Inc., Edmonton, CA and/or Interchim, Cedex,France, or can be prepared using standard techniques. Myriad textbookreferences teaching suitable synthetic methods are provided infra.

Amines A-3 and A-5 can be purchased from commercial sources or,alternatively, can be synthesized utilizing standard techniques. Forexample, suitable amines can be synthesized from nitro precursors usingstandard chemistry. Specific exemplary reactions are provided in theExamples section. See also Vogel, 1989, Practical Organic Chemistry,Addison Wesley Longman, Ltd. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Skilled artisans will recognize that in some instances, amines A-3 andA-5 and/or substituent X on uracil A-1 may include functional groupsthat require protection during synthesis. The exact identity of anyprotecting group(s) used will depend upon the identity of the functionalgroup being protected, and will be apparent to those of skill in theart. Guidance for selecting appropriate protecting groups, as well assynthetic strategies for their attachment and removal, can be found, forexample, in Greene & Wuts, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, 3dEdition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York (1999) and the referencescited therein (hereinafter “Greene & Wuts”).

Thus, protecting group refers to a group of atoms that, when attached toa reactive functional group in a molecule, mask, reduce or prevent thereactivity of the functional group. Typically, a protecting group can beselectively removed as desired during the course of a synthesis.Examples of protecting groups can be found in Greene and Wuts, asmentioned above, and additionally, in Harrison et al., Compendium ofSynthetic Organic Methods, Vols. 1-8, 1971-1996, John Wiley & Sons, NY.Representative amino protecting groups include, but are not limited to,formyl, acetyl, trifluoroacetyl, benzyl, benzyloxycarbonyl (“CBZ”),tert-butoxycarbonyl (“Boc”), trimethylsilyl (“TMS”),2-trimethylsilyl-ethanesulfonyl (“TES”), trityl and substituted tritylgroups, allyloxycarbonyl, 9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (“FMOC”),nitro-veratryloxycarbonyl (“NVOC”) and the like. Representative hydroxylprotecting groups include, but are not limited to, those where thehydroxyl group is either acylated to form acetate and benzoate esters oralkylated to form benzyl and trityl ethers, as well as alkyl ethers,tetrahydropyranyl ethers, trialkylsilyl ethers (e.g., TMS or TIPPSgroups) and allyl ethers.

A specific embodiment of Scheme (I) utilizing 5-fluorouracil (Aldrich#32,937-1) as a starting material is illustrated in Scheme (Ia), below.Ring A, (R²)_(p), and W are as previously defined for Scheme (I).Asymmetric 2N,4N-disubstituted-5-fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinediamine A-10 canbe obtained by reacting 2,4-dichloro-5-fluoropyrimidine A-8 with oneequivalent of amine A-3 (to yield2-chloro-N4-substituted-5-fluoro-4-pyrimidineamine A-10 followed by oneor more equivalents of amine A-5.

In another exemplary embodiment, the 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds ofthe invention can be synthesized from substituted or unsubstitutedcytosines as illustrated in Schemes (IIa) and (IIb), below.

In Schemes (IIa) and (IIb), ring A, (R²)_(p), X, and W are as previouslydefined for Scheme (I). and PG represents a protecting group. Referringto Scheme (IIa), the C4 exocyclic amine of cytosine A-11 is firstprotected with a suitable protecting group PG to yield N4-protectedcytosine A-12. For specific guidance regarding protecting groups usefulin this context, see Vorbrüggen and Ruh-Pohlenz, 2001, Handbook ofNucleoside Synthesis, John Wiley & Sons, NY, pp. 1-631 (“Vorbrüggen”).Protected cytosine A-12 is halogenated at the C2 position using astandard halogenation reagent under standard conditions to yield2-chloro-4N-protected-4-pyrimidineamine A-13. Reaction with amine A-5gives A-14, which on deprotection of the C4 exocyclic amine, gives A-15.Reaction of A-15 with amine A-3 yields 2,4-pyrimidinediamine derivativeA-6.

Alternatively, referring to Scheme (IIb), cytosine A-11 can be reactedwith amine A-3 or protected amine A-18 to yield N4-substituted cytosineA-16 or A-19, respectively. These substituted cytosines may then behalogenated as previously described, reacted with amine A-5, anddeprotected (in the case of N4-substituted cytosine A-19) to yield a2,4-pyrimidinediamine A-6.

Commercially-available cytosines that can be used as starting materialsin Schemes (IIa) and (IIb) include, but are not limited to, cytosine(Aldrich #14,201-8; CAS Registry 71-30-7); N⁴-acetylcytosine (Aldrich#37,791-0; CAS Registry 14631-20-0); 5-fluorocytosine (Aldrich#27,159-4; CAS Registry 2022-85-7); and 5-(trifluoromethyl)-cytosine.Other suitable cytosines useful as starting materials in Schemes (IIa)are available from General Intermediates of Canada, Inc., Edmonton, CAand/or Interchim, Cedex, France, or can be prepared using standardtechniques. Myriad textbook references teaching suitable syntheticmethods are provided infra.

In still another exemplary embodiment, the 2,4-pyrimidinediaminecompounds of the invention can be synthesized from substituted orunsubstituted 2-amino-4-pyrimidinols as illustrated in Scheme (III),below:

In Scheme (III), ring A, (R²)_(p), X, and W are as previously definedfor Scheme (I) and LG is a leaving group as discussed in more detail inconnection with Scheme IV, infra. Referring to Scheme (III),2-amino-4-pyrimidinol A-21 is reacted with arylating agent A-22 to yieldN2-substituted-4-pyrimidinol A-23, which is then halogenated aspreviously described to yield N2-substituted-4-halo-2-pyrimidineamineA-24. Further reaction with amine A-3 affords a 2,4-pyrimidinediaminederivative A-6.

Suitable commercially-available 2-amino-4-pyrimidinols A-21 that can beused as starting materials in Scheme (III) are available from GeneralIntermediates of Canada, Inc., Edmonton, CA and/or Interchim, Cedex,France, or can be prepared using standard techniques. Myriad textbookreferences teaching suitable synthetic methods are provided infra.

Alternatively, the 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds of the invention canbe prepared from substituted or unsubstituted 4-amino-2-pyrimidinols asillustrated in Scheme (IV), below. Ring A, (R²)_(p), X, and W are aspreviously defined for Scheme (I). Referring to Scheme (IV), theC2-hydroxyl of 4-amino-2-pyrimidinol A-25 is more reactive towardsnucleophiles than the C4-amino such that reaction with amine A-5 yieldsN2-substituted-2,4-pyrimidinediamine A-26. Subsequent reaction withcompound A-27, which includes a suitable leaving group, or amine A-3yields a 2,4-pyrimidinediamine derivative A-6. Compound A-27 may includevirtually any leaving group that can be displaced by the C4-amino ofN2-substituted-2,4-pyrimidinediamine A-26. Suitable leaving groupsinclude, but are not limited to, halogens, methanesulfonyloxy (mesyloxy;“OMs”), trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy (“OTf”) and p-toluenesulfonyloxy(tosyloxy; “OTs”), benzene sulfonyloxy (“besylate”) and m-nitro benzenesulfonyloxy (“nosylate”). Other suitable leaving groups will be apparentto those of skill in the art.

Substituted 4-amino-2-pyrimidinol starting materials can be obtainedcommercially or synthesized using standard techniques. Myriad textbookreferences teaching suitable synthetic methods are provided infra.

In still another exemplary embodiment, the 2,4-pyrimidinediaminecompounds of the invention can be prepared from2-chloro-4-aminopyrimidines or 2-amino-4-chloropyrimidines asillustrated in Scheme (V). Ring A, (R²)_(p), X, and W are as previouslydefined for Scheme (I) and leaving group is as defined for Scheme (IV).Referring to Scheme (V), 2-amino-4-chloro-pyrimidine A-28 is reactedwith amine A-3 to yield 4N-substituted-2,4-pyrimidinediamine A-29 which,following reaction with compound A-22 or amine A-5, yields aN2,N4-2,4-pyrimidine-diamine derivative A-6. Alternatively,2-chloro-4-amino-pyrimidine A-30 can be reacted with compound A-27 togive compound A-31 which on reaction with amine A-5 yields A-6.

A variety of pyrimidines A-28 and A-30 suitable for use as startingmaterials in Scheme (V) are commercially available from GeneralIntermediates of Canada, Inc., Edmonton, CA and/or Interchim, Cedex,France, or can be prepared using standard techniques. Myriad textbookreferences teaching suitable synthetic methods are provided infra.

Alternatively, 4-chloro-2-pyrimidineamines A-28 can be prepared asillustrated in Scheme (Va):

In Scheme (Va), X is as previously defined for Scheme I. In Scheme (Va),dialdehyde A-32 is reacted with guanidine to yield 2-pyrimidineamineA-33. Reaction with a peracid such as m-chloroperbenzoic acid,trifluoroperacetic acid or urea hydrogen peroxide complex yields N-oxideA-34, which is then halogenated to give 4-chloro-2-pyrimidineamine A-28.The corresponding 4-halo-2-pyrimidineamines can be obtained by usingsuitable halogenation reagents.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compoundsof the invention can be prepared from substituted or unsubstituteduridines as illustrated in Scheme (VI), below:

In Scheme (VI), ring A, (R²)_(p), X, and W are as previously defined forScheme I and PG represents a protecting group, as discussed inconnection with Scheme (IIb). According to Scheme (VI), uridine A-35 hasa C4 reactive center such that reaction with amine A-3 or protectedamine A-18 yields N4-substituted cytidine A-36 or A-37, respectively.Acid-catalyzed deprotection of N4-substituted A-36 or A-37 (when “PG”represents an acid-labile protecting group) yields N4-substitutedcytosine A-38, which can be subsequently halogenated at the C2-positionand reacted with amine A-5 to yield a 2,4-pyrimidinediamine derivativeA-6.

Cytidines may also be used as starting materials in an analogous manner,as illustrated in Scheme (VII), below. Ring A, (R²)_(p), X, and W are aspreviously defined in Scheme (I) and PG represents a protecting group asdiscussed above. Referring to Scheme (VII), like uridine A-35, cytidineA-39 has a C4 reactive center such that reaction with amine A-3 orprotected amine A-18 yields N4-substituted cytidine A-36 or A-37,respectively. These cytidines A-36 and A-37 are then treated aspreviously described for Scheme (VI) to yield a 2,4-pyrimidinediaminederivative A-6.

Although Schemes (VI) and (VII) are exemplified with ribosylnucleosides,skilled artisans will appreciate that the corresponding 2′-deoxyribo and2′,3′-dideoxyribo nucleosides, as well as nucleosides including sugarsor sugar analogs other than ribose, would also work.

Numerous uridines and cytidines useful as starting materials in Schemes(VI) and (VII) are known in the art, and include, by way of example andnot limitation, 5-trifluoromethyl-2′-deoxycytidine (Chem. Sources #ABCRF07669; CAS Registry 66,384-66-5); 5-bromouridine (Chem. Sources Int'l2000; CAS Registry 957-75-5); 5-iodo-2′-deoxyuridine (Aldrich #1-775-6;CAS Registry 54-42-2); 5-fluorouridine (Aldrich #32,937-1; CAS Registry316-46-1); 5-iodouridine (Aldrich #85,259-7; CAS Registry 1024-99-3);5-(trifluoromethyl)uridine (Chem. Sources Int'l 2000; CAS Registry70-00-8); 5-trifluoromethyl-2′-deoxyuridine (Chem. Sources Int'l 2000;CAS Registry 70-00-8). Additional uridines and cytidines that can beused as starting materials in Schemes (VI) and (VII) are available fromGeneral Intermediates of Canada, Inc., Edmonton, CA and/or Interchim,Cedex, France, or can be prepared using standard techniques. Myriadtextbook references teaching suitable synthetic methods are providedinfra.

Although many of the synthetic schemes discussed above do not illustratethe use of protecting groups, skilled artisans will recognize that insome instances certain substituents, such as, for example, R² and/or R⁴,may include functional groups requiring protection. The exact identityof the protecting group used will depend upon, among other things, theidentity of the functional group being protected and the reactionconditions used in the particular synthetic scheme, and will be apparentto those of skill in the art. Guidance for selecting protecting groups,their attachment and removal suitable for a particular application canbe found, for example, in Greene & Wuts, supra.

Myriad references teaching methods useful for synthesizing pyrimidinesgenerally, as well as starting materials described in Schemes (I)-(VII),are known in the art. For specific guidance, the reader is referred toBrown, D. J., “The Pyrimidines”, in The Chemistry of HeterocyclicCompounds, Volume 16 (Weissberger, A., Ed.), 1962, IntersciencePublishers, (A Division of John Wiley & Sons), New York (“Brown I”);Brown, D. J., “The Pyrimidines”, in The Chemistry of HeterocyclicCompounds, Volume 16, Supplement I (Weissberger, A. and Taylor, E. C.,Ed.), 1970, Wiley-Interscience, (A Division of John Wiley & Sons), NewYork (Brown II”); Brown, D. J., “The Pyrimidines”, in The Chemistry ofHeterocyclic Compounds, Volume 16, Supplement II (Weissberger, A. andTaylor, E. C., Ed.), 1985, An Interscience Publication (John Wiley &Sons), New York (“Brown III”); Brown, D. J., “The Pyrimidines” in TheChemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, Volume 52 (Weissberger, A. andTaylor, E. C., Ed.), 1994, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, pp. 1-1509(Brown IV″); Kenner, G. W. and Todd, A., in Heterocyclic Compounds,Volume 6, (Elderfield, R. C., Ed.), 1957, John Wiley, New York, Chapter7 (pyrimidines); Paquette, L. A., Principles of Modern HeterocyclicChemistry, 1968, W. A. Benjamin, Inc., New York, pp. 1-401 (uracilsynthesis pp. 313, 315; pyrimidinediamine synthesis pp. 313-316; aminopyrimidinediamine synthesis pp. 315); Joule, J. A., Mills, K. and Smith,G. F., Heterocyclic Chemistry, 3^(rd) Edition, 1995, Chapman and Hall,London, UK, pp. 1-516; Vorbrüggen, H. and Ruh-Pohlenz, C., Handbook ofNucleoside Synthesis, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2001, pp. 1-631(protection of pyrimidines by acylation pp. 90-91; silylation ofpyrimidines pp. 91-93); Joule, J. A., Mills, K. and Smith, G. F.,Heterocyclic Chemistry, 4^(th) Edition, 2000, Blackwell Science, Ltd,Oxford, UK, pp. 1-589; and Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, Volumes 1-9(Trost, B. M. and Fleming, I., Ed.), 1991, Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK.

Methods of the Invention

The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamines substituted at N2with tricyclic carbamates, tautomers, N-oxides, salts thereof, asdescribed herein, for use in therapy for the conditions describedherein. The present invention further provides use of the compounds ofthe present invention in the manufacture of a medicament for thetreatment of conditions in which targeting of the JAK pathway orinhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK2, are therapeuticallyuseful. The methods include conditions where the function oflymphocytes, macrophages, or mast cells is involved. Conditions in whichtargeting of the JAK pathway or inhibition of the JAK kinases,particularly JAK2, are therapeutically useful include but are notlimited to, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, transplant rejection(e.g. pancreas islet transplant rejection), bone marrow transplantconditions (e.g., graft-versus-host disease)), autoimmune diseases(e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), inflammation (e.g., asthma, etc.)myeloproliferative disorders (MPD) (e.g., polycythemia vera (PV),essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF)), andother diseases or conditions as described in greater detail herein orwhich are known to one skilled in the art as being associated with JAK2activity.

As noted previously, numerous conditions can be treated using the2,4-substituted pyrimidinediamine compounds and methods of treatment asdescribed herein. As used herein, “Treating” or “treatment” of a diseasein a patient refers to (1) preventing the disease from occurring in apatient that is predisposed or does not yet display symptoms of thedisease; (2) inhibiting the disease or arresting its development; or (3)ameliorating or causing regression of the disease. As well understood inthe art, “treatment” is an approach for obtaining beneficial or desiredresults, including clinical results. For the purposes of this invention,beneficial or desired results can include one or more, but are notlimited to, alleviation or amelioration of one or more symptoms,diminishment of extent of a condition, including a disease, stabilized(i.e., not worsening) state of a condition, including diseases,preventing spread of disease, delay or slowing of condition, includingdisease, progression, amelioration or palliation of the condition,including disease, state, and remission (whether partial or total),whether detectable or undetectable. Preferred are compounds that arepotent and can be administered locally at very low doses, thusminimizing systemic adverse effects.

The compounds of the invention, or pharmaceutically acceptable saltsthereof, described herein are potent and selective inhibitors of JAKkinases, and particularly selective for cytokine signaling pathwayscontaining JAK2. As a consequence of this activity, the compounds can beused in a variety of in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo contexts to regulateor inhibit JAK kinase activity, signaling cascades in which JAK kinasesplay a role, and the biological responses effected by such signalingcascades. For example, in one embodiment, the compounds can be used toinhibit JAK kinase, either in vitro or in vivo, in virtually any celltype expressing the JAK kinase.

In hematopoietic cells in which a JAK kinase is expressed, the compoundsof the invention may be used to regulate signal transduction cascades inwhich the JAK kinase, particularly JAK2, plays a role. SuchJAK-dependent signal transduction cascades include, but are not limitedto, the signaling cascades of cytokine receptors that involve wide rangeof cytokine receptors, including those activated by growth hormone,erythropoietin, prolactin, granulocyte colony stimulating factor(G-CSF), macrophage colony-stimulating factor, ciliary neurotrophicfactor, leukemia inhibitory factor, oncostatin M, interferon-γ,thrombopoietin, leptin, IL-3, IL-5, IL-6, IL-11, IL-12 and someG-protein-coupled (GPCR) receptor signalling cascades (angiotensin II,bradykinin, endothelin, platelet activating factor, α-melanocytestimulating hormone, isoproterenol, and phenylephrine). The compoundsmay also be used in vitro or in vivo to regulate, and in particularinhibit, cellular or biological responses affected by such JAK-dependentsignal transduction cascades. Such cellular or biological responsesinclude, but are not limited to, MAPK and AKT pathway activation, IL-3mediated cell proliferation, etc.

Importantly, the compounds can be used to inhibit JAK kinases in vivo asa therapeutic approach towards the treatment or prevention of diseasesor conditions mediated, either wholly or in part, by a JAK kinaseactivity (referred to herein as “JAK kinase mediated diseases orconditions”). Non-limiting examples of JAK kinase mediated diseases orconditions that can be treated or prevented with the compounds of theinvention, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, include, butare not limited to allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases such astransplant rejection (e.g., kidney, heart, lung, liver, pancreas, skin;host versus graft reaction (HVGR), graft versus host reaction (GVHR)etc.), rheumatoid arthritis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, T-cellmediated autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, psoriasis andSjogren's syndrome, Type II inflammatory diseases such as vascularinflammation (including vasculitis, arteritis, atherosclerosis andcoronary artery disease), diseases of the central nervous system such asstroke, pulmonary diseases such as bronchitis obliteraus and primarypulmonary hypertension, and solid, delayed Type IV hypersensitivityreactions, and hematologic malignancies such as leukemia and lymphomas.

In one embodiment, this invention provides a method of inhibiting anactivity of a JAK kinase comprising contacting the JAK kinase with anamount of a compound according to formula I as described herein, toinhibit an activity of the JAK kinase. In certain embodiments of themethods described herein, the JAK kinase is a JAK2 kinase.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of inhibiting anactivity of a JAK kinase, comprising contacting in vitro a JAK kinasewith an amount of a compound according to formula I as described herein,to inhibit an activity of the JAK kinase. In certain embodiments of themethods described herein, the JAK kinase is a JAK2 kinase.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating adisease or condition associated with JAK2 activity in a subject, whereinthe method comprises administering to the subject a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a compound of formula (I) as described herein.

In certain embodiments, the presently disclosed compounds are useful forthe treatment or management of hyperproliferative disorders. By way ofexample disorders that can be treated using the presently disclosedcompounds include, without limitation, leukemia, lymphoma, multiplemyeloma, transplant rejection, bone marrow transplant applications,autoimmune diseases, inflammation, myeloproliferative disorders,polycythemia vera disorder, essential thrombocythemia disorder andprimary myelofibrosis.

In one embodiment of treating or managing a proliferative disorder in asubject includes administering to the patient in need thereof atherapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a JAK inhibitordisclosed herein, in combination with the administration of atherapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a differentchemotherapeutic agent. Examples of compounds suitable for use incombination with the presently disclosed compounds includeantimetabolites, alkylating agents, coordination compounds, platinumcomplexes, DNA cross-linking compounds, inhibitors of transcriptionenzymes, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, protein kinase inhibitors,topoisomerase inhibitors, DNA minor-groove binding compounds, vincaalkyloids, taxanes, antitumor antibiotics, hormones, aromataseinhibitors, enzymes, growth factor receptors antibodies, cytokines, cellsurface markers antibodies, HDAC inhibitors, HSP 90 inhibitors, BCL-2inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, proteasome inhibitors and monoclonalantibodies.

In another embodiment of methods of treating or managing a proliferativedisorder in a patient includes administering to the patient in needthereof a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a JAK2inhibitor in combination with the administration of a therapeutically orprophylactically effective amount of one or more chemotherapeuticagents, selected from mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide,melphalan, chlorambucil, ethyleneimines, methylmelamines, procarbazine,dacarbazine, temozolomide, busulfan, carmustine, lomustine,methotrexate, fluorouracil, capecitabine, cytarabine, gemcitabine,cytosine arabinoside, mecaptopurine, fludarabine, cladribine,thioguanine, azathioprine, vinblastine, vincristine, paclitaxel,docetaxel, colchicine, actinomycin D, daunorubicin, bleomycin,L-asparaginase, cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin, prednisone,dexamethasone, amino glutethimide, formestane, anastrozole,hydroxyprogesterone caproate, medroxyprogesterone, tamoxifen, amsacrine,mitoxantrone, topotecan, irinotecan, camptothecin, axtinib, bosutinib,cediranib, dasatinib, erlotinib, gefitinib, imatinib, lapatinib,lestaurtinib, nilotinib, semaxanib, sunitinib, vandetanib, vatalanib,anti-Her2 antibodies, interleukin-2, GM-CSF, anti-CTLA-4 antibodies,rituximab, anti-CD33 antibodies, MGCD0103, vorinostat, 17-AAG,thalidomide, lenalidomide, rapamycin, CCI-779, sorafenib, doxorubicine,gemcitabine, melphalan, bortezomib, NPI052, gemtuzumab, alemtuzumab,ibritumomab tiuxaetan, tositumomab, iodine-131 tositumomab, trastuzumab,bevacizumab, rituximab, and anti-TRAIL death receptor antibodies.

In another embodiment of a method for treating or managing aproliferative disorder in a subject, a subject in need thereof isadministered a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of aJAK inhibitor in combination with the administration of atherapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of one or morechemotherapeutic agents selected from paclitaxel, cyclophosphamide,5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, carboplatin, methotrexate and imatinib.

In another embodiment, this invention also provides a method of treatingor preventing a JAK kinase-mediated disease, in which the JAK-mediateddisease is essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV) orprimary myelofibrosis (PMF), comprising administering to a subject anamount of compound effective to treat or prevent the JAK kinase-mediateddisease wherein the compound is selected from the compounds of theinvention, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as describedherein. For example, a PV patient could take one or more of the JAKselective compounds described herein to alleviate certain symptomsassociated with the disease such as splenomegaly and hepatomegaly aswell as decrease his dependence on phlebotomy as a treatment option.

In another embodiment, this invention also provides a method of treatingor preventing a JAK kinase-mediated disease, in which the JAK-mediateddisease is essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV) orprimary myelofibrosis (PMF), comprising administering to a subject anamount of compound effective to treat or prevent the JAK kinase-mediateddisease wherein the compound is selected from the compounds of theinvention, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as describedherein.

In another embodiment, this invention also provides a method of treatingor preventing a JAK kinase-mediated nonclassic myeloproliferativeneoplasms (MPNs), such as atypical chronic myelogenous leukemia (aCML),chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia(JMML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), systemic mastocytosis andrefractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts and associated with markedthrombocytosis (RARS-T), comprising administering to a subject an amountof compound effective to treat or prevent the JAK kinase-mediateddisease wherein the compound is selected from the compounds of theinvention, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as describedherein.

This invention also provides a method of treating or preventing a JAKkinase-mediated neoplasms (MPNs), such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML)and acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) comprising administering to a subjectan amount of compound effective to treat or prevent the JAKkinase-mediated disease wherein the compound is selected from thecompounds of the invention, or pharmaceutically acceptable saltsthereof, as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, the compounds can be used to treat and/orprevent rejection in organ and/or tissue transplant recipients (i.e.,treat and/or prevent allograft rejection). Allografts can be rejectedthrough either a cell-mediated or humoral immune reaction of therecipient against transplant (histocompatibility) antigens present onthe membranes of the donor's cells. The strongest antigens are governedby a complex of genetic loci termed human leukocyte group A (HLA)antigens. Together with the ABO blood groups antigens, they are thechief transplantation antigens detectable in humans.

Rejection following transplantation can generally be broken into threecategories: hyperacute, occurring hours to days followingtransplantation; acute, occurring days to months followingtransplantation; and chronic, occurring months to years followingtransplantation.

Hyperacute rejection is caused mainly by the production of hostantibodies that attack the graft tissue. In a hyperacute rejectionreaction, antibodies are observed in the transplant vascular very soonafter transplantation. Shortly thereafter, vascular clotting occurs,leading to ischemia, eventual necrosis and death. The graft infarctionis unresponsive to known immunosuppressive therapies. Because HLAantigens can be identified in vitro, pre-transplant screening is used tosignificantly reduce hyperacute rejection. As a consequence of thisscreening, hyperacute rejection is relatively uncommon today.

Acute rejection is thought to be mediated by the accumulation of antigenspecific cells in the graft tissue. The T-cell-mediated immune reactionagainst these antigens (i.e., HVGR or GVHR) is the principle mechanismof acute rejection. Accumulation of these cells leads to damage of thegraft tissue. It is believed that both CD4+ helper T-cells and CD8+cytotoxic T-cells are involved in the process and that the antigen ispresented by donor and host dendritic cells. The CD4+ helper T-cellshelp recruit other effector cells, such as macrophages and eosinophils,to the graft. Accessing T-cell activation signal transduction cascades(for example, CD28, CD40L, and CD2 cascades) are also involved.

The cell-mediated acute rejection can be reversed in many cases byintensifying immunotherapy. After successful reversal, severely damagedelements of the graft heal by fibrosis and the remainder of the graftappears normal. After resolution of acute rejection, dosages ofimmunosuppressive drugs can be reduced to very low levels.

Chronic rejection, which is a particular problem in renal transplants,often progresses insidiously despite increased immunosuppressivetherapy. It is thought to be due, in large part, to cell-mediated TypeIV hypersensitivity. The pathologic profile differs from that of acuterejection. The arterial endothelium is primarily involved with extensiveproliferation that may gradually occlude the vessel lumen, leading toischemia, fibrosis, a thickened intima, and atherosclerotic changes.Chronic rejection is mainly due to a progressive obliteration of graftvasculature and resembles a slow, vasculitis process.

In Type IV hypersensitivity, CD8 cytotoxic T-cells and CD4 helper Tcells recognize either intracellular or extracellular synthesizedantigen when it is complexed, respectively, with either Class I or ClassII MHC molecules. Macrophages function as antigen-presenting cells andrelease IL-1, which promotes proliferation of helper T-cells. HelperT-cells release interferon gamma and IL-2, which together regulatedelayed hyperactivity reactions mediated by macrophage activation andimmunity mediated by T cells. In the case of organ transplant, thecytotoxic T-cells destroy the graft cells on contact.

Since JAK kinases play a critical role in the activation of T-cells, the2,4-pyrimidinediamines described herein can be used to treat and/orprevent many aspects of transplant rejection, and are particularlyuseful in the treatment and/or prevention of rejection reactions thatare mediated, at least in part, by T-cells, such as HVGR or GVHR. The2,4-pyrimidinediamines can also be used to treat and/or prevent chronicrejection in transplant recipients and, in particular, in renaltransplant recipients. The compound can also be administered to a tissueor an organ prior to transplanting the tissue or organ in the transplantrecipient.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating aT-cell mediated autoimmune disease, comprising administering to apatient suffering from such an autoimmune disease an amount of acompound effective to treat the autoimmune disease wherein the compoundis selected from the compounds of the invention. In certain embodimentsof the methods the autoimmune disease is multiple sclerosis (MS),psoriasis, or Sjogran's syndrome.

Therapy using the 2,4-pyrimidinediamines described herein can be appliedalone, or it can be applied in combination with or adjunctive to othercommon immunosuppressive therapies, such as, for example, the following:mercaptopurine; corticosteroids such as prednisone; methylprednisoloneand prednisolone; alkylating agents such as cyclophosphamide;calcineurin inhibitors such as cyclosporine, sirolimus, and tacrolimus;inhibitors of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) such asmycophenolate, mycophenolate mofetil, and azathioprine; and agentsdesigned to suppress cellular immunity while leaving the recipient'shumoral immunologic response intact, including various antibodies (forexample, antilymphocyte globulin (ALG), antithymocyte globulin (ATG),monoclonal anti-T-cell antibodies (OKT3)) and irradiation. These variousagents can be used in accordance with their standard or common dosages,as specified in the prescribing information accompanying commerciallyavailable forms of the drugs (see also: the prescribing information inthe 2006 Edition of The Physician's Desk Reference), the disclosures ofwhich are incorporated herein by reference. Azathioprine is currentlyavailable from Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., under the brand name AZASAN;mercaptopurine is currently available from Gate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,under the brand name PURINETHOL; prednisone and prednisolone arecurrently available from Roxane Laboratories, Inc.; Methyl prednisoloneis currently available from Pfizer; sirolimus (rapamycin) is currentlyavailable from Wyeth-Ayerst under the brand name RAPAMUNE; tacrolimus iscurrently available from Fujisawa under the brand name PROGRAF;cyclosporine is current available from Novartis under the brand nameSANDIMMUNE and from Abbott under the brand name GENGRAF; IMPDHinhibitors such as mycophenolate mofetil and mycophenolic acid arecurrently available from Roche under the brand name CELLCEPT and fromNovartis under the brand name MYFORTIC; azathioprine is currentlyavailable from Glaxo Smith Kline under the brand name IMURAN; andantibodies are currently available from Ortho Biotech under the brandname ORTHOCLONE, from Novartis under the brand name SIMULECT(basiliximab), and from Roche under the brand name ZENAPAX (daclizumab).

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing allograft transplant rejection in a transplant recipient,comprising administering to the transplant recipient an amount of acompound effective to treat or prevent the allograft transplantrejection wherein the compound is selected from the compounds of theinvention, as described herein. In a further embodiment, the compound isadministered to a tissue or an organ prior to transplanting the tissueor organ in the transplant recipient.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing allograft transplant rejection in a transplant recipient, inwhich the rejection is acute rejection, comprising administering to thetransplant recipient an amount of a compound effective to treat orprevent the rejection, wherein the compound is selected from thecompounds of the invention.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing allograft transplant rejection in a transplant recipient, inwhich the rejection is chronic rejection, comprising administering tothe transplant recipient an amount of a compound effective to treat orprevent the rejection, wherein the compound is selected from thecompounds of the invention.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing allograft transplant rejection in a transplant recipient, inwhich the rejection is mediated by HVGR or GVHR, comprisingadministering to the transplant recipient an amount of a compoundeffective to treat or prevent the rejection, wherein the compound isselected from the compounds of this invention, as described herein.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing allograft transplant rejection in a transplant recipient, inwhich the allograft transplant is selected from a kidney, a heart, aliver, and a lung, comprising administering to the transplant recipientan amount of a compound effective to treat or prevent the rejection,wherein the compound is selected from the compounds of this invention,as described herein.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing allograft transplant rejection in a transplant recipient, inwhich the allograft transplant is selected from a kidney, a heart, aliver, and a lung, comprising administering to the transplant recipientan amount of a compound effective to treat or prevent the rejectionwherein the compound is selected from the compounds of the invention, asdescribed herein, in which the compound is administered in combinationwith or adjunctively to another immunosuppressant.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing allograft transplant rejection in a transplant recipient, inwhich the allograft transplant is selected from a kidney, a heart, aliver, and a lung, comprising administering to the transplant recipientan amount of a compound effective to treat or prevent the rejection,wherein the compound is selected from the compounds of the invention, asdescribed herein, in which the compound is administered in combinationwith or adjunctively to another immunosuppressant, in which theimmunosuppressant is selected from cyclosporine, tacrolimus, sirolimus,an inhibitor of IMPDH, mycophenolate, mycophanolate mofetil, ananti-T-Cell antibody, and OKT3.

The 2,4-pyrimidinediamines described herein are cytokine moderators ofIL-4 signaling. As a consequence, the 2,4-pyrimidinediamines could slowthe response of Type I hypersensitivity reactions. Thus, in a specificembodiment, the 2,4-pyrimidinediamines could be used to treat suchreactions and, therefore, the diseases associated with, mediated by, orcaused by such hypersensitivity reactions (for example, allergies),prophylactically. For example, an allergy sufferer could take one ormore of the JAK selective compounds described herein prior to expectedexposure to allergens to delay the onset or progress of, or eliminatealtogether, an allergic response.

When used to treat or prevent such diseases, the 2,4-pyrimidinediaminescan be administered singly, as mixtures of one or more4-heteroaryl-pyrimidine-2-amines, or in mixture or combination withother agents useful for treating such diseases and/or the symptomsassociated with such diseases. The 2,4-pyrimidinediamines may also beadministered in mixture or in combination with agents useful to treatother disorders or maladies, such as steroids, membrane stabilizers,5-lipoxygenase (5LO) inhibitors, leukotriene synthesis and receptorinhibitors, inhibitors of IgE isotype switching or IgE synthesis, IgGisotype switching or IgG synthesis, β-agonists, tryptase inhibitors,aspirin, cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors, methotrexate, anti-TNF drugs,retuxin, PD4 inhibitors, p38 inhibitors, PDE4 inhibitors, andantihistamines, to name a few. The 2,4-pyrimidinediamines can beadministered per se or as pharmaceutical compositions, comprising anactive compound.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing a Type IV hypersensitivity reaction, comprising administeringto a subject an amount of a compound effective to treat or prevent thehypersensitivity reaction, wherein the compound is selected from thecompounds of this invention, as described herein.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing a Type IV hypersensitivity reaction, which is practicalprophylactically, comprising administering to a subject an amount of acompound effective to treat or prevent the hypersensitivity reaction,wherein the compound is selected from the compounds of this invention,as described herein, and is administered prior to exposure to anallergen.

In one embodiment, this invention provides a method of inhibiting asignal transduction cascade in which JAK2 kinase plays a role,comprising contacting a cell expressing a receptor involved in such asignaling cascade with a compound, wherein the compound is selected fromthe compounds of this invention, as described herein.

In one embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing a JAK kinase-mediated disease, comprising administering to asubject an amount of compound effective to treat or prevent the JAKkinase-mediated disease, wherein the compound is selected from thecompounds of this invention, as described herein.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing a JAK kinase-mediated disease, in which the JAK-mediateddisease is HVGR or GVHR, comprising administering to a subject an amountof compound effective to treat or prevent the JAK kinase-mediateddisease, wherein the compound is selected from the compounds of theinvention, as described herein.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing a JAK kinase-mediated disease, in which the JAK-mediateddisease is acute allograft rejection, comprising administering to asubject an amount of compound effective to treat or prevent the JAKkinase-mediated disease, wherein the compound is selected from thecompounds of the invention, as described herein.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing a JAK kinase-mediated disease, in which the JAK-mediateddisease is chronic allograft rejection, comprising administering to asubject an amount of compound effective to treat or prevent the JAKkinase-mediated disease, wherein the compound is selected from thecompounds of the invention, as described herein.

Active compounds of the invention typically inhibit the JAK/Statpathway. The activity of a specified compound as an inhibitor of a JAKkinase can be assessed in vitro or in vivo. In some embodiments, theactivity of a specified compound can be tested in a cellular assay.Suitable assays include assays that determine inhibition of either thephosphorylation activity or ATPase activity of a JAK kinase. Thus, acompound is said to inhibit an activity of a JAK kinase if it inhibitsthe phosphorylation or ATPase activity of a JAK kinase with an IC₅₀ ofabout 20 μM or less.

“Cell proliferative disorder” refers to a disorder characterized byabnormal proliferation of cells. A proliferative disorder does not implyany limitation with respect to the rate of cell growth, but merelyindicates loss of normal controls that affect growth and cell division.Thus, in some embodiments, cells of a proliferative disorder can havethe same cell division rates as normal cells but do not respond tosignals that limit such growth. Within the ambit of “cell proliferativedisorder” is neoplasm or tumor, which is an abnormal growth of tissue.Cancer refers to any of various malignant neoplasms characterized by theproliferation of cells that have the capability to invade surroundingtissue and/or metastasize to new colonization sites.

“Hematopoietic neoplasm” refers to a cell proliferative disorder arisingfrom cells of the hematopoietic lineage. Generally, hematopoiesis is thephysiological process whereby undifferentiated cells or stem cellsdevelop into various cells found in the peripheral blood. In the initialphase of development, hematopoietic stem cells, typically found in thebone marrow, undergo a series of cell divisions to form multipotentprogenitor cells that commit to two main developmental pathways: thelymphoid lineage and the myeloid lineage. The committed progenitor cellsof the myeloid lineage differentiate into three major sub-branchescomprised of the erythroid, megakaryocyte, and granulocyte/monocytedevelopmental pathways. An additional pathway leads to formation ofdendritic cells, which are involved in antigen presentation. Theerythroid lineage gives rise to red blood cells while the megakaryocyticlineage gives rise to blood platelets. Committed cells of thegranulocyte/monocyte lineage split into granulocyte or monocytedevelopmental pathways, the former pathway leading to formation ofneutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils and the latter pathway givingrise to blood monocytes and macrophages.

Committed progenitor cells of the lymphoid lineage develop into the Bcell pathway, T cell pathway, or the non-T/B cell pathway. Similar tothe myeloid lineage, an additional lymphoid pathway appears to give riseto dendritic cells involved in antigen presentation. The B cellprogenitor cell develops into a precursor B cell (pre-B), whichdifferentiates into B cells responsible for producing immunoglobulins.Progenitor cells of the T cell lineage differentiate into precursor Tcells (pre-T) that, based on the influence of certain cytokines, developinto cytotoxic or helper/suppressor T cells involved in cell mediatedimmunity. Non-T/B cell pathway leads to generation of natural killer(NK) cells. Neoplasms of hematopoietic cells can involve cells of anyphase of hematopoiesis, including hematopoietic stem cells, multipotentprogenitor cells, oligopotent committed progenitor cells, precursorcells, and mature differentiated cells. The categories of hematopoieticneoplasms can generally follow the descriptions and diagnostic criteriaemployed by those of skill in the art (see, e.g., InternationalClassification of Disease and Related Health Problems (ICD 10), WorldHealth Organization (2003)). Hematopoietic neoplasms can also becharacterized based on the molecular features, such as cell surfacemarkers and gene expression profiles, cell phenotype exhibited by theaberrant cells, and/or chromosomal aberrations (e.g., deletions,translocations, insertions, etc.) characteristic of certainhematopoietic neoplasms, such as the Philadelphia chromosome found inchronic myelogenous leukemia. Other classifications include NationalCancer Institute Working Formulation (Cancer, 1982, 49:2112-2135) andRevised European-American Lymphoma Classification (REAL).

“Lymphoid neoplasm” refers a proliferative disorder involving cells ofthe lymphoid lineage of hematopoiesis. Lymphoid neoplasms can arise fromhematopoietic stem cells as well as lymphoid committed progenitor cells,precursor cells, and terminally differentiated cells. These neoplasmscan be subdivided based on the phenotypic attributes of the aberrantcells or the differentiated state from which the abnormal cells arise.Subdivisions include, among others, B cell neoplasms, T cell neoplasms,NK cell neoplasms, and Hodgkin's lymphoma.

“Myeloid neoplasm” refers to proliferative disorder of cells of themyeloid lineage of hematopoiesis. Neoplasms can arise from hematopoieticstem cells, myeloid committed progenitor cells, precursor cells, andterminally differentiated cells. Myeloid neoplasms can be subdividedbased on the phenotypic attributes of the aberrant cells or thedifferentiated state from which the abnormal cells arise. Subdivisionsinclude, among others, myeloproliferative diseases,myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative diseases, myelodysplastic syndromes,acute myeloid leukemia, and acute biphenotypic leukemia.

Generally, cell proliferative disorders treatable with the compoundsdisclosed herein relate to any disorder characterized by aberrant cellproliferation. These include various tumors and cancers, benign ormalignant, metastatic or non-metastatic. Specific properties of cancers,such as tissue invasiveness or metastasis, can be targeted using themethods described herein. Cell proliferative disorders include a varietyof cancers, including, among others, breast cancer, ovarian cancer,renal cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer,pancreatic cancer, lung squamous carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma.

Tumors that may be affected by certain drugs include tongue, mouth,pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, anus,liver, gallbladder, pancreas, larynx, lung and bronchus, bones andjoints including synovial sarcoma and osteosarcoma, melanomas includingbasal cell carcinoma, squamous carcinoma, breast, cervix, endometrium,ovary, vulva, vagina, prostate, testis, penis, urinary bladder, kidneyand renal pelvis, ureter, eye, brain including glioma, glioblastoma,astrocytoma, neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, and thyroid.

In some embodiments, the cell proliferative disorder treated is ahematopoietic neoplasm, which is aberrant growth of cells of thehematopoietic system. Hematopoietic malignancies can have its origins inpluripotent stem cells, multipotent progenitor cells, oligopotentcommitted progenitor cells, precursor cells, and terminallydifferentiated cells involved in hematopoiesis. Some hematologicalmalignancies are believed to arise from hematopoietic stem cells, whichhave the ability for self renewal. For instance, cells capable ofdeveloping specific subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) upontransplantation display the cell surface markers of hematopoietic stemcells, implicating hematopoietic stem cells as the source of leukemiccells. Blast cells that do not have a cell marker characteristic ofhematopoietic stem cells appear to be incapable of establishing tumorsupon transplantation (Blaire et al., 1997, Blood 89:3104-3112). The stemcell origin of certain hematological malignancies also finds support inthe observation that specific chromosomal abnormalities associated withparticular types of leukemia can be found in normal cells ofhematopoietic lineage as well as leukemic blast cells. For instance, thereciprocal translocation t(9q34;22q11) associated with approximately 95%of chronic myelogenous leukemia appears to be present in cells of themyeloid, erythroid, and lymphoid lineage, suggesting that thechromosomal aberration originates in hematopoietic stem cells. Asubgroup of cells in certain types of CML displays the cell markerphenotype of hematopoietic stem cells.

Although hematopoietic neoplasms often originate from stem cells,committed progenitor cells or more terminally differentiated cells of adevelopmental lineage can also be the source of some leukemias. Forexample, forced expression of the fusion protein Bcr/Abl (associatedwith chronic myelogenous leukemia) in common myeloid progenitor orgranulocyte/macrophage progenitor cells produces a leukemic-likecondition. Moreover, some chromosomal aberrations associated withsubtypes of leukemia are not found in the cell population with a markerphenotype of hematopoietic stem cells, but are found in a cellpopulation displaying markers of a more differentiated state of thehematopoietic pathway (Turhan et al., 1995, Blood 85:2154-2161). Thus,while committed progenitor cells and other differentiated cells may haveonly a limited potential for cell division, leukemic cells may haveacquired the ability to grow unregulated, in some instances mimickingthe self-renewal characteristics of hematopoietic stem cells (Passegueet al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2003, 100:11842-9).

In some embodiments, the hematopoietic neoplasm treated is a lymphoidneoplasm, where the abnormal cells are derived from and/or display thecharacteristic phenotype of cells of the lymphoid lineage. Lymphoidneoplasms can be subdivided into B-cell neoplasms, T and NK-cellneoplasms, and Hodgkin's lymphoma. B-cell neoplasms can be furthersubdivided into precursor B-cell neoplasm and mature/peripheral B-cellneoplasm. Exemplary B-cell neoplasms are precursor B-lymphoblasticleukemia/lymphoma (precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia) whileexemplary mature/peripheral B-cell neoplasms are B-cell chroniclymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, B-cell prolymphocyticleukemia, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, splenic marginal zone B-celllymphoma, hairy cell leukemia, plasma cell myeloma/plasmacytoma,extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of MALT type, nodal marginalzone B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, mantle-cell lymphoma, diffuselarge B-cell lymphoma, mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, primaryeffusion lymphoma, and Burkitt's lymphoma/Burkitt cell leukemia. T-celland Nk-cell neoplasms are further subdivided into precursor T-cellneoplasm and mature (peripheral) T-cell neoplasms. Exemplary precursorT-cell neoplasm is precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia(precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia) while exemplary mature(peripheral) T-cell neoplasms are T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia T-cellgranular lymphocytic leukemia, aggressive NK-cell leukemia, adult T-celllymphoma/leukemia (HTLV-1), extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type,enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma, hepatosplenic gamma-delta T-celllymphoma, subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma, Mycosisfungoides/Sezary syndrome, Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, T/null cell,primary cutaneous type, Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwisecharacterized, Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, Anaplastic large-celllymphoma, T/null cell, primary systemic type. The third member oflymphoid neoplasms is Hodgkin's lymphoma, also referred to as Hodgkin'sdisease. Exemplary diagnosis of this class that can be treated with thecompounds include, among others, nodular lymphocyte-predominantHodgkin's lymphoma, and various classical forms of Hodgkin's disease,exemplary members of which are Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin's lymphoma(grades 1 and 2), Lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin's lymphoma, Mixedcellularity Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Lymphocyte depletion Hodgkin'slymphoma. In various embodiments, any of the lymphoid neoplasms that areassociated with aberrant JAK activity can be treated with the JAKinhibitory compounds.

In some embodiments, the hematopoietic neoplasm treated is a myeloidneoplasm. This group comprises a large class of cell proliferativedisorders involving or displaying the characteristic phenotype of thecells of the myeloid lineage. Myeloid neoplasms can be subdivided intomyeloproliferative diseases, myelodysplastic/myeloproliferativediseases, myelodysplastic syndromes, and acute myeloid leukemias.Exemplary myeloproliferative diseases are chronic myelogenous leukemia(e.g., Philadelphia chromosome positive (t(9;22)(qq34;q11)), chronicneutrophilic leukemia, chronic eosinophilic leukemia/hypereosinophilicsyndrome, chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, andessential thrombocythemia. Exemplary myelodysplastic/myeloproliferativediseases are chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, atypical chronicmyelogenous leukemia, and juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. Exemplarymyelodysplastic syndromes are refractory anemia, with ringedsideroblasts and without ringed sideroblasts, refractory cytopenia(myelodysplastic syndrome) with multilineage dysplasia, refractoryanemia (myelodysplastic syndrome) with excess blasts, 5q-syndrome, andmyelodysplastic syndrome. In various embodiments, any of the myeloidneoplasms that are associated with aberrant JAK activity can be treatedwith the JAK inhibitory compounds.

In some embodiments, the JAK inhibitory compounds can be used to treatAcute myeloid leukemias (AML), which represent a large class of myeloidneoplasms having its own subdivision of disorders. These subdivisionsinclude, among others, AMLs with recurrent cytogenetic translocations,AML with multilineage dysplasia, and other AML not otherwisecategorized. Exemplary AMLs with recurrent cytogenetic translocationsinclude, among others, AML with t(8;21)(q22;q22), AML1(CBF-alpha)/ETO,Acute promyelocytic leukemia (AML with t(15;17)(q22;q11-12) andvariants, PML/RAR-alpha), AML with abnormal bone marrow eosinophils(inv(16)(p13q22) or t(16;16)(p13;q11), CBFb/MYH11X), and AML with 11q23(MLL) abnormalities. Exemplary AML with multilineage dysplasia are thosethat are associated with or without prior myelodysplastic syndrome.Other acute myeloid leukemias not classified within any definable groupinclude, AML minimally differentiated, AML without maturation, AML withmaturation, Acute myelomonocytic leukemia, Acute monocytic leukemia,Acute erythroid leukemia, Acute megakaryocytic leukemia, Acutebasophilic leukemia, and Acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis.

Animal models useful for testing the efficacy of compounds to treat orprevent the various diseases or conditions described above are wellknown in the art. Suitable animal models of polycythemia vera, essentialthrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis are described in Shimoda,(2008) Leukemia 22(1):87-95, Lacout, (2006) Blood 108(5):1652-60,Wernig, (2006) Blood 107(11):4274-81

In one embodiment, this invention provides a method of treating orpreventing a JAK kinase-mediated disease, comprising administering to asubject an amount of a compound wherein the compound is selected fromthe compounds of this invention, effective to treat or prevent the JAKkinase-mediated disease, wherein the JAK kinase-mediated disease is acell proliferative disorder. In another embodiment, the cellproliferative disorder is selected from the group consisting ofhematopoietic neoplasm, lymphoid neoplasm, and myeloid neoplasm. Inanother embodiment, the cell proliferative disorder is selected from thegroup consisting of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, renal cancer,gastrointestinal cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, pancreaticcancer, lung squamous carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma.

Pharmaceutical Compositions

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the 2,4-pyrimidinediaminesdescribed herein (or tautomers, N-oxides, salts thereof) can bemanufactured by means of conventional mixing, dissolving, granulating,dragee-making levigating, emulsifying, encapsulating, entrapping, orlyophilization processes. The compositions can be formulated inconventional manner using one or more physiologically acceptablecarriers, diluents, excipients, or auxiliaries which facilitateprocessing of the active compounds into preparations which can be usedpharmaceutically.

The 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compound can be formulated in thepharmaceutical compositions per se, or in the form of a hydrate,solvate, N-oxide, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, as describedherein. Typically, such salts are more soluble in aqueous solutions thanthe corresponding free acids and bases, but salts having lowersolubility than the corresponding free acids and bases may also beformed.

In one embodiment, this invention provides a pharmaceutical formulationcomprising a compound selected from the compounds of the invention, asdescribed herein, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, diluent, preservative, stabilizer, or mixture thereof.

In another embodiment, the methods can be practiced as a therapeuticapproach towards the treatment of the conditions described herein. Thus,in a specific embodiment, the 2,4-pyrimidinediamines (and the variousforms described herein, including pharmaceutical formulations comprisingthe compounds (in the various forms)) can be used to treat theconditions described herein in animal subjects, including humans. Themethods generally comprise administering to the subject an amount of acompound of the invention, or a salt, hydrate, or N-oxide thereof,effective to treat the condition. In one embodiment, the subject is anon-human mammal, including, but not limited to, bovine, horse, feline,canine, rodent, or primate. In another embodiment, the subject is ahuman.

The compounds can be provided in a variety of formulations and dosages.The compounds can be provided in a pharmaceutically acceptable form,including where the compound can be formulated in the pharmaceuticalcompositions per se, or in the form of a hydrate, solvate, N-oxide, orpharmaceutically acceptable salt, as described herein. Typically, suchsalts are more soluble in aqueous solutions than the corresponding freeacids and bases, but salts having lower solubility than thecorresponding free acids and bases may also be formed.

In one embodiment, the compounds are provided as non-toxicpharmaceutically acceptable salts, as noted previously. Suitablepharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of this inventioninclude acid addition salts such as those formed with hydrochloric acid,fumaric acid, p-toluenesulphonic acid, maleic acid, succinic acid,acetic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, carbonic acid, or phosphoricacid. Salts of amine groups may also comprise quaternary ammonium saltsin which the amino nitrogen atom carries a suitable organic group suchas an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or substituted alkyl moiety. Furthermore,where the compounds of the invention carry an acidic moiety, suitablepharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof may include metal salts suchas alkali metal salts, e.g., sodium or potassium salts; and alkalineearth metal salts, e.g., calcium or magnesium salts.

The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the present invention can beformed by conventional means, such as by reacting the free base form ofthe product with one or more equivalents of the appropriate acid in asolvent or medium in which the salt is insoluble or in a solvent such aswater which is removed in vacuo, by freeze drying, or by exchanging theanions of an existing salt for another anion on a suitable ion exchangeresin.

The present invention includes within its scope solvates of the2,4-pyrimidinediamines and salts thereof, for example, hydrates.

The 2,4-pyrimidinediamines may have one or more asymmetric centers andmay accordingly exist both as enantiomers and as diastereoisomers. It isto be understood that all such isomers and mixtures thereof areencompassed within the scope of the present invention.

The 2,4-pyrimidinediamines can be administered by oral, parenteral(e.g., intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intravenous, ICV, intracisternalinjection or infusion, subcutaneous injection, or implant), byinhalation spray nasal, vaginal, rectal, sublingual, urethral (e.g.,urethral suppository) or topical routes of administration (e.g., gel,ointment, cream, aerosol, etc.) and can be formulated, alone ortogether, in suitable dosage unit formulations containing conventionalnon-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants, excipients,and vehicles appropriate for each route of administration. In additionto the treatment of warm-blooded animals such as mice, rats, horses,cattle, sheep, dogs, cats, and monkeys, the compounds of the inventioncan be effective in humans.

The pharmaceutical compositions for the administration of the2,4-pyrimidinediamines can be conveniently presented in dosage unit formand can be prepared by any of the methods well known in the art ofpharmacy. The pharmaceutical compositions can be, for example, preparedby uniformly and intimately bringing the active ingredient intoassociation with a liquid carrier, a finely divided solid carrier orboth, and then, if necessary, shaping the product into the desiredformulation. In the pharmaceutical composition the active objectcompound is included in an amount sufficient to produce the desiredtherapeutic effect. For example, pharmaceutical compositions of theinvention may take a form suitable for virtually any mode ofadministration, including, for example, topical, ocular, oral, buccal,systemic, nasal, injection, transdermal, rectal, and vaginal, or a formsuitable for administration by inhalation or insufflation.

For topical administration, the JAK-selective compound(s) can beformulated as solutions, gels, ointments, creams, suspensions, etc., asis well-known in the art.

Systemic formulations include those designed for administration byinjection (e.g., subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intrathecal,or intraperitoneal injection) as well as those designed for transdermal,transmucosal, oral, or pulmonary administration.

Useful injectable preparations include sterile suspensions, solutions,or emulsions of the active compound(s) in aqueous or oily vehicles. Thecompositions may also contain formulating agents, such as suspending,stabilizing, and/or dispersing agents. The formulations for injectioncan be presented in unit dosage form, e.g., in ampules or in multidosecontainers, and may contain added preservatives.

Alternatively, the injectable formulation can be provided in powder formfor reconstitution with a suitable vehicle, including but not limited tosterile pyrogen free water, buffer, and dextrose solution, before use.To this end, the active compound(s) can be dried by any art-knowntechnique, such as lyophilization, and reconstituted prior to use.

For transmucosal administration, penetrants appropriate to the barrierto be permeated are used in the formulation. Such penetrants are knownin the art.

For oral administration, the pharmaceutical compositions may take theform of, for example, lozenges, tablets, or capsules prepared byconventional means with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients such asbinding agents (e.g., pregelatinised maize starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone,or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose); fillers (e.g., lactose,microcrystalline cellulose, or calcium hydrogen phosphate); lubricants(e.g., magnesium stearate, talc, or silica); disintegrants (e.g., potatostarch or sodium starch glycolate); or wetting agents (e.g., sodiumlauryl sulfate). The tablets can be coated by methods well known in theart with, for example, sugars, films, or enteric coatings. Additionally,the pharmaceutical compositions containing the 2,4-substitutedpyrmidinediamine as active ingredient in a form suitable for oral usemay also include, for example, troches, lozenges, aqueous, or oilysuspensions, dispersible powders or granules, emulsions, hard or softcapsules, or syrups or elixirs. Compositions intended for oral use canbe prepared according to any method known to the art for the manufactureof pharmaceutical compositions, and such compositions may contain one ormore agents selected from the group consisting of sweetening agents,flavoring agents, coloring agents, and preserving agents in order toprovide pharmaceutically elegant and palatable preparations. Tabletscontain the active ingredient (including drug) in admixture withnon-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable excipients which are suitable forthe manufacture of tablets. These excipients can be for example, inertdiluents, such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose, calciumphosphate or sodium phosphate; granulating and disintegrating agents(e.g., corn starch or alginic acid); binding agents (e.g. starch,gelatin, or acacia); and lubricating agents (e.g., magnesium stearate,stearic acid, or talc). The tablets can be left uncoated or they can becoated by known techniques to delay disintegration and absorption in thegastrointestinal tract and thereby provide a sustained action over alonger period. For example, a time delay material such as glycerylmonostearate or glyceryl distearate can be employed. They may also becoated by the techniques described in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,256,108;4,166,452; and 4,265,874 to form osmotic therapeutic tablets for controlrelease. The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may also be inthe form of oil-in-water emulsions.

Liquid preparations for oral administration may take the form of, forexample, elixirs, solutions, syrups, or suspensions, or they can bepresented as a dry product for constitution with water or other suitablevehicle before use. Such liquid preparations can be prepared byconventional means with pharmaceutically acceptable additives such assuspending agents (e.g., sorbitol syrup, cellulose derivatives, orhydrogenated edible fats); emulsifying agents (e.g., lecithin, oracacia); non-aqueous vehicles (e.g., almond oil, oily esters, ethylalcohol, cremophore™, or fractionated vegetable oils); and preservatives(e.g., methyl or propyl-p-hydroxybenzoates or sorbic acid). Thepreparations may also contain buffer salts, preservatives, flavoring,coloring, and sweetening agents as appropriate.

Preparations for oral administration can be suitably formulated to givecontrolled release of the active compound, as is well known.

For buccal administration, the compositions may take the form of tabletsor lozenges formulated in the conventional manner.

For rectal and vaginal routes of administration, the active compound(s)can be formulated as solutions (for retention enemas), suppositories, orointments containing conventional suppository bases such as cocoa butteror other glycerides.

For nasal administration or administration by inhalation orinsufflation, the active compound(s) can be conveniently delivered inthe form of an aerosol spray from pressurized packs or a nebulizer withthe use of a suitable propellant(e.g., dichlorodifluoromethane,trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, fluorocarbons, carbondioxide, or other suitable gas). In the case of a pressurized aerosol,the dosage unit can be determined by providing a valve to deliver ametered amount. Capsules and cartridges for use in an inhaler orinsufflator (for example, capsules and cartridges comprised of gelatin)can be formulated containing a powder mix of the compound and a suitablepowder base such as lactose or starch.

The pharmaceutical compositions can be in the form of a sterileinjectable aqueous or oleaginous suspension. This suspension can beformulated according to the known art using those suitable dispersing orwetting agents and suspending agents which have been mentioned above.The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectablesolution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable diluent orsolvent. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that can be employedare water, Ringer's solution, and isotonic sodium chloride solution. The2,4-pyrimidinediamines may also be administered in the form ofsuppositories for rectal or urethral administration of the drug. Inparticular embodiments, the compounds can be formulated as urethralsuppositories, for example, for use in the treatment of fertilityconditions, particularly in males (e.g., for the treatment of testiculardysfunction).

According to the invention, 2,4-pyrimidinediamines can be used formanufacturing a composition or medicament, including medicamentssuitable for rectal or urethral administration. The invention alsorelates to methods for manufacturing compositions including2,4-pyrimidinediamines in a form that is suitable for urethral or rectaladministration, including suppositories.

For topical use, creams, ointments, jellies, gels, solutions,suspensions, etc., containing the 2,4-pyrimidinediamines can beemployed. In certain embodiments, the 2,4-pyrimidinediamines can beformulated for topical administration with polyethylene glycol (PEG).These formulations may optionally comprise additional pharmaceuticallyacceptable ingredients such as diluents, stabilizers, and/or adjuvants.In particular embodiments, the topical formulations are formulated forthe treatment of allergic conditions and/or skin conditions includingpsoriasis, contact dermatitis, and atopic dermatitis, among othersdescribed herein.

According to the invention, 2,4-pyrimidinediamines can be used formanufacturing a composition or medicament, including medicamentssuitable for topical administration. The invention also relates tomethods for manufacturing compositions including 2,4-pyrimidinediaminesin a form that is suitable for topical administration.

According to the present invention, 2,4-pyrimidinediamines can also bedelivered by any of a variety of inhalation devices and methods known inthe art, including, for example: U.S. Pat. No. 6,241,969; U.S. Pat. No.6,060,069; U.S. Pat. No. 6,238,647; U.S. Pat. No 6,335,316; U.S. Pat.No. 5,364,838; U.S. Pat. No. 5,672,581; WO96/32149; WO95/24183; U.S.Pat. No. 5,654,007; U.S. Pat. No. 5,404,871; U.S. Pat. No. 5,672,581;U.S. Pat. No. 5,743,250; U.S. Pat. No. 5,419,315; U.S. Pat. No.5,558,085; WO98/33480; U.S. Pat. No. 5,364,833; U.S. Pat. No. 5,320,094;U.S. Pat. No. 5,780,014; U.S. Pat. No. 5,658,878; 5,518,998; 5,506,203;U.S. Pat. No. 5,661,130; U.S. Pat. No. 5,655,523; U.S. Pat. No.5,645,051; U.S. Pat. No. 5,622,166; U.S. Pat. No. 5,577,497; U.S. Pat.No. 5,492,112; U.S. Pat. No. 5,327,883; U.S. Pat. No. 5,277,195; U.S.Pat. App. No. 20010041190; U.S. Pat. App. No. 20020006901; and U.S. Pat.App. No. 20020034477.

Included among the devices which can be used to administer particularexamples of the 2,4-pyrimidinediamines are those well-known in the art,such as metered dose inhalers, liquid nebulizers, dry powder inhalers,sprayers, thermal vaporizers, and the like. Other suitable technologyfor administration of particular 2,4-pyrimidinediamines includeselectrohydrodynamic aerosolizers.

In addition, the inhalation device is preferably practical, in the senseof being easy to use, small enough to carry conveniently, capable ofproviding multiple doses, and durable. Some specific examples ofcommercially available inhalation devices are Turbohaler (Astra,Wilmington, Del.), Rotahaler (Glaxo, Research Triangle Park, N.C.),Diskus (Glaxo, Research Triangle Park, N.C.), the Ultravent nebulizer(Mallinckrodt), the Acorn II nebulizer (Marquest Medical Products,Totowa, N.J.) the Ventolin metered dose inhaler (Glaxo, ResearchTriangle Park, N.C.), and the like. In one embodiment,2,4-pyrimidinediamines can be delivered by a dry powder inhaler or asprayer.

As those skilled in the art will recognize, the formulation of4-heteroaryl-pyrimidine-2-amines, the quantity of the formulationdelivered, and the duration of administration of a single dose depend onthe type of inhalation device employed as well as other factors. Forsome aerosol delivery systems, such as nebulizers, the frequency ofadministration and length of time for which the system is activated willdepend mainly on the concentration of 2,4-pyrimidinediamines in theaerosol. For example, shorter periods of administration can be used athigher concentrations of 2,4-pyrimidinediamines in the nebulizersolution. Devices such as metered dose inhalers can produce higheraerosol concentrations and can be operated for shorter periods todeliver the desired amount of 2,4-pyrimidinediamines in someembodiments. Devices such as dry powder inhalers deliver active agentuntil a given charge of agent is expelled from the device. In this typeof inhaler, the amount of 2,4-pyrimidinediamines in a given quantity ofthe powder determines the dose delivered in a single administration. Theformulation of 2,4-pyrimidinediamine is selected to yield the desiredparticle size in the chosen inhalation device.

Formulations of 2,4-pyrimidinediamines for administration from a drypowder inhaler may typically include a finely divided dry powdercontaining 4-heteroaryl-pyrimidine-2-amines, but the powder can alsoinclude a bulking agent, buffer, carrier, excipient, another additive,or the like. Additives can be included in a dry powder formulation of2,4-pyrimidinediamines, for example, to dilute the powder as requiredfor delivery from the particular powder inhaler, to facilitateprocessing of the formulation, to provide advantageous powder propertiesto the formulation, to facilitate dispersion of the powder from theinhalation device, to stabilize to the formulation (e.g., antioxidantsor buffers), to provide taste to the formulation, or the like. Typicaladditives include mono-, di-, and polysaccharides; sugar alcohols andother polyols, such as, for example, lactose, glucose, raffinose,melezitose, lactitol, maltitol, trehalose, sucrose, mannitol, starch, orcombinations thereof; surfactants, such as sorbitols, diphosphatidylcholine, or lecithin; and the like.

The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical compositionincluding 2,4-pyrimidinediamines suitable for administration byinhalation. According to the invention, 2,4-pyrimidinediamines can beused for manufacturing a composition or medicament, includingmedicaments suitable for administration by inhalation. The inventionalso relates to methods for manufacturing compositions including2,4-pyrimidinediamines in a form that is suitable for administration,including administration by inhalation. For example, a dry powderformulation can be manufactured in several ways, using conventionaltechniques, such as described in any of the publications mentioned aboveand incorporated expressly herein by reference, and, for example, Baker,et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,700,904, the entire disclosure of which isincorporated expressly herein by reference. Particles in the size rangeappropriate for maximal deposition in the lower respiratory tract can bemade by micronizing, milling, or the like. And a liquid formulation canbe manufactured by dissolving the 2,4-pyrimidinediamines in a suitablesolvent, such as water, at an appropriate pH, including buffers or otherexcipients.

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the 2,4-pyrimidinediaminesdescribed herein can be manufactured by means of conventional mixing,dissolving, granulating, dragee-making levigating, emulsifying,encapsulating, entrapping, or lyophilization processes. The compositionscan be formulated in conventional manner using one or morephysiologically acceptable carriers, diluents, excipients, orauxiliaries which facilitate processing of the active compounds intopreparations which can be used pharmaceutically.

For ocular administration, the 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compound(s) can beformulated as a solution, emulsion, suspension, etc., suitable foradministration to the eye. A variety of vehicles suitable foradministering compounds to the eye are known in the art. Specificnon-limiting examples are described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,261,547; U.S.Pat. No. 6,197,934; U.S. Pat. No. 6,056,950; U.S. Pat. No. 5,800,807;U.S. Pat. No. 5,776,445; U.S. Pat. No. 5,698,219; U.S. Pat. No.5,521,222; U.S. Pat. No. 5,403,841; U.S. Pat. No. 5,077,033; U.S. Pat.No. 4,882,150; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,738,851.

For prolonged delivery, the 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compound(s) can beformulated as a depot preparation for administration by implantation orintramuscular injection. The active ingredient can be formulated withsuitable polymeric or hydrophobic materials (e.g., as an emulsion in anacceptable oil) or ion exchange resins, or as sparingly solublederivatives (e.g., as a sparingly soluble salt). Alternatively,transdermal delivery systems manufactured as an adhesive disc or patchwhich slowly releases the active compound(s) for percutaneous absorptioncan be used. To this end, permeation enhancers can be used to facilitatetransdermal penetration of the active compound(s). Suitable transdermalpatches are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,407,713.; U.S.Pat. No. 5,352,456; U.S. Pat. No. 5,332,213; U.S. Pat. No. 5,336,168;U.S. Pat. No. 5,290,561; U.S. Pat. No. 5,254,346; U.S. Pat. No.5,164,189; U.S. Pat. No. 5,163,899; U.S. Pat. No. 5,088,977; U.S. Pat.No. 5,087,240; U.S. Pat. No. 5,008,110; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,921,475.

Alternatively, other pharmaceutical delivery systems can be employed.Liposomes and emulsions are well-known examples of delivery vehiclesthat can be used to deliver active compound(s). Certain organic solventssuch as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) may also be employed, although usuallyat the cost of greater toxicity.

The pharmaceutical compositions may, if desired, be presented in a packor dispenser device which may contain one or more unit dosage formscontaining the active compound(s). The pack may, for example, comprisemetal or plastic foil, such as a blister pack. The pack or dispenserdevice can be accompanied by instructions for administration.

The 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compound(s) described herein, or compositionsthereof, will generally be used in an amount effective to achieve theintended result, for example, in an amount effective to treat or preventthe particular condition being treated. The compound(s) can beadministered therapeutically to achieve therapeutic benefit orprophylactically to achieve prophylactic benefit. By therapeutic benefitis meant eradication or amelioration of the underlying disorder beingtreated and/or eradication or amelioration of one or more of thesymptoms associated with the underlying disorder such that the patientreports an improvement in feeling or condition, notwithstanding that thepatient may still be afflicted with the underlying disorder. Forexample, administration of a compound to a patient suffering from anallergy provides therapeutic benefit not only when the underlyingallergic response is eradicated or ameliorated, but also when thepatient reports a decrease in the severity or duration of the symptomsassociated with the allergy following exposure to the allergen. Asanother example, therapeutic benefit in the context of asthma includesan improvement in respiration following the onset of an asthmatic attackor a reduction in the frequency or severity of asthmatic episodes. Asanother specific example, therapeutic benefit in the context oftransplantation rejection includes the ability to alleviate an acuterejection episode, such as, for example, HVGR or GVHR, or the ability toprolong the time period between onset of acute rejection episodes and/oronset of chronic rejection. Therapeutic benefit also includes halting orslowing the progression of the disease, regardless of whetherimprovement is realized.

The amount of compound administered will depend upon a variety offactors, including, for example, the particular condition being treated,the mode of administration, the severity of the condition being treated,the age and weight of the patient, the bioavailability of the particularactive compound. Determination of an effective dosage is well within thecapabilities of those skilled in the art.

As known by those of skill in the art, the preferred dosage of2,4-pyrimidinediamines will also depend on the age, weight, generalhealth, and severity of the condition of the individual being treated.Dosage may also need to be tailored to the sex of the individual and/orthe lung capacity of the individual, where administered by inhalation.Dosage may also be tailored to individuals suffering from more than onecondition or those individuals who have additional conditions whichaffect lung capacity and the ability to breathe normally, for example,emphysema, bronchitis, pneumonia, and respiratory infections. Dosage,and frequency of administration of the compounds, will also depend onwhether the compounds are formulated for treatment of acute episodes ofa condition or for the prophylactic treatment of a disorder. Forexample, acute episodes of allergic conditions, includingallergy-related asthma, transplant rejection, etc. A skilledpractitioner will be able to determine the optimal dose for a particularindividual.

For prophylactic administration, the compound can be administered to apatient at risk of developing one of the previously describedconditions. For example, if it is unknown whether a patient is allergicto a particular drug, the compound can be administered prior toadministration of the drug to avoid or ameliorate an allergic responseto the drug. Alternatively, prophylactic administration can be appliedto avoid the onset of symptoms in a patient diagnosed with theunderlying disorder. For example, a compound can be administered to anallergy sufferer prior to expected exposure to the allergen. Compoundsmay also be administered prophylactically to healthy individuals who arerepeatedly exposed to agents known to one of the above-describedmaladies to prevent the onset of the disorder. For example, a compoundcan be administered to a healthy individual who is repeatedly exposed toan allergen known to induce allergies, such as latex, in an effort toprevent the individual from developing an allergy. Alternatively, acompound can be administered to a patient suffering from asthma prior topartaking in activities which trigger asthma attacks to lessen theseverity of, or avoid altogether, an asthmatic episode.

In the context of transplant rejection, the compound can be administeredwhile the patient is not having an acute rejection reaction to avoid theonset of rejection and/or prior to the appearance of clinicalindications of chronic rejection. The compound can be administeredsystemically to the patient as well as administered to the tissue ororgan prior to transplanting the tissue or organ in the patient.

The amount of compound administered will depend upon a variety offactors, including, for example, the particular indication beingtreated, the mode of administration, whether the desired benefit isprophylactic or therapeutic, the severity of the indication beingtreated and the age and weight of the patient, and the bioavailabilityof the particular active compound. Determination of an effective dosageis well within the capabilities of those skilled in the art.

Effective dosages can be estimated initially from in vitro assays. Forexample, an initial dosage for use in animals can be formulated toachieve a circulating blood or serum concentration of active compoundthat is at or above an IC₅₀ of the particular compound as measured in asin vitro assay. Calculating dosages to achieve such circulating blood orserum concentrations taking into account the bioavailability of theparticular compound is well within the capabilities of skilled artisans.For guidance, the reader is referred to Fingl & Woodbury, “GeneralPrinciples,” In: Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmaceutical Basis ofTherapeutics, Chapter 1, pp. 1-46, latest edition, Pergamon Press, andthe references cited therein.

Initial dosages can also be estimated from in vivo data, such as animalmodels. Animal models useful for testing the efficacy of compounds totreat or prevent the various diseases described above are well-known inthe art. Suitable animal models of hypersensitivity or allergicreactions are described in Foster, (1995) Allergy 50(21Suppl):6-9,discussion 34-38 and Tumas et al., (2001), J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.107(6):1025-1033. Suitable animal models of allergic rhinitis aredescribed in Szelenyi et al., (2000), Arzneimittelforschung50(11):1037-42; Kawaguchi et al., (1994), Clin. Exp. Allergy24(3):238-244 and Sugimoto et al., (2000), Immunopharmacology 48(1):1-7.Suitable animal models of allergic conjunctivitis are described inCarreras et al., (1993), Br. J. Ophthalmol. 77(8):509-514; Saiga et al.,(1992), Ophthalmic Res. 24(1):45-50; and Kunert et al., (2001), Invest.Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 42(11):2483-2489. Suitable animal models ofsystemic mastocytosis are described in O'Keefe et al., (1987), J. Vet.Intern. Med. 1(2):75-80 and Bean-Knudsen et al., (1989), Vet. Pathol.26(1):90-92. Suitable animal models of hyper IgE syndrome are describedin Claman et al., (1990), Clin. Immunol. Immunopathol. 56(1):46-53.Suitable animal models of B-cell lymphoma are described in Hough et al.,(1998), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95:13853-13858 and Hakim et al.,(1996), J. Immunol. 157(12):5503-5511. Suitable animal models of atopicdisorders such as atopic dermatitis, atopic eczema, and atopic asthmaare described in Chan et al., (2001), J. Invest. Dermatol.117(4):977-983 and Suto et al., (1999), Int. Arch. Allergy Immunol.120(Suppl 1):70-75. Suitable animal models of transplant rejection, suchas models of HVGR, are described in O'Shea et al., (2004), NatureReviews Drug Discovery 3:555-564; Cetkovic-Curlje & Tibbles, (2004),Current Pharmaceutical Design 10:1767-1784; and Chengelian et al.,(2003), Science 302:875-878. Ordinarily skilled artisans can routinelyadapt such information to determine dosages suitable for humanadministration.

Dosage amounts will typically be in the range of from about 0.0001 or0.001 or 0.01 mg/kg/day to about 100 mg/kg/day, but can be higher orlower, depending upon, among other factors, the activity of thecompound, its bioavailability, the mode of administration, and variousfactors discussed above. Dosage amount and interval can be adjustedindividually to provide plasma levels of the compound(s) which aresufficient to maintain therapeutic or prophylactic effect. For example,the compounds can be administered once per week, several times per week(e.g., every other day), once per day, or multiple times per day,depending upon, among other things, the mode of administration, thespecific indication being treated, and the judgment of the prescribingphysician. In cases of local administration or selective uptake, such aslocal topical administration, the effective local concentration ofactive compound(s) may not be related to plasma concentration. Skilledartisans will be able to optimize effective local dosages without undueexperimentation.

Preferably, the compound(s) will provide therapeutic or prophylacticbenefit without causing substantial toxicity. Toxicity of thecompound(s) can be determined using standard pharmaceutical procedures.The dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic (or prophylactic) effect isthe therapeutic index. Compounds(s) that exhibit high therapeuticindices are preferred.

Effective dosages can be estimated initially from in vitro activity andmetabolism assays. For example, an initial dosage of a drug for use inanimals can be formulated to achieve a circulating blood or serumconcentration of the metabolite active compound that is at or above anIC₅₀ of the particular compound as measured in as in vitro assay, suchas the in vitro CHMC or BMMC and other in vitro assays described in U.S.Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0029902, internationalapplication Serial No. PCT/US03/03022 filed Jan. 31, 2003 (WO03/063794), U.S. application Ser. No. 10/631,029 filed Jul. 29, 2003,international application Serial No. PCT/US03/24087 (WO2004/014382),U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0234049, and internationalapplication Serial No. PCT/US2004/24716 (WO005/016893). Calculatingdosages to achieve such circulating blood or serum concentrations,taking into account the bioavailability of the particular drug via thedesired route of administration, is well within the capabilities ofskilled artisans. For guidance, the reader is referred to Fingl &Woodbury, “General Principles,” In: Goodman and Gilman's ThePharmaceutical Basis of Therapeutics, Chapter 1, pp. 1-46, latestedition, Pergamon Press, and the references cited therein.

Also provided are kits for administration of the 2,4-pyrimidinediamine,or pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compound that may includea dosage amount of at least one 2,4-pyrimidinediamine or a compositioncomprising at least one 2,4-pyrimidinediamine, as disclosed herein. Kitsmay further comprise suitable packaging and/or instructions for use ofthe compound. Kits may also comprise a means for the delivery of the atleast one 2,4-pyrimidinediamine or compositions comprising at least one2,4-pyrimidinediamine, such as an inhaler, spray dispenser (e.g., nasalspray), syringe for injection, or pressure pack for capsules, tables,suppositories, or other device as described herein.

Additionally, the compounds of the present invention can be assembled inthe form of kits. The kit provides the compound and reagents to preparea composition for administration. The composition can be in a dry orlyophilized form or in a solution, particularly a sterile solution. Whenthe composition is in a dry form, the reagent may comprise apharmaceutically acceptable diluent for preparing a liquid formulation.The kit may contain a device for administration or for dispensing thecompositions, including, but not limited to, syringe, pipette,transdermal patch, or inhalant.

The kits may include other therapeutic compounds for use in conjunctionwith the compounds described herein. In one embodiment, the therapeuticagents are immunosuppressant or anti-allergan compounds. These compoundscan be provided in a separate form or mixed with the compounds of thepresent invention.

The kits will include appropriate instructions for preparation andadministration of the composition, side effects of the compositions, andany other relevant information. The instructions can be in any suitableformat, including, but not limited to, printed matter, videotape,computer readable disk, or optical disc.

In one embodiment, this invention provides a kit comprising a compoundselected from the compounds of the invention, packaging, andinstructions for use.

In another embodiment, this invention provides a kit comprising thepharmaceutical formulation comprising a compound selected from thecompounds of the invention and at least one pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient, diluent, preservative, stabilizer, or mixture thereof,packaging, and instructions for use.

In another aspect of the invention, kits for treating an individual whosuffers from or is susceptible to the conditions described herein areprovided, comprising a container comprising a dosage amount of an2,4-pyrimidinediamine or composition, as disclosed herein, andinstructions for use. The container can be any of those known in the artand appropriate for storage and delivery of oral, intravenous, topical,rectal, urethral, or inhaled formulations.

Kits may also be provided that contain sufficient dosages of the2,4-pyrimidinediamine or composition to provide effective treatment foran individual for an extended period, such as a week, 2 weeks, 3, weeks,4 weeks, 6 weeks, or 8 weeks or more.

EXAMPLES

The invention is further understood by reference to the followingexamples, which are intended to be purely exemplary of the invention.The present invention is not limited in scope by the exemplifiedembodiments, which are intended as illustrations of single aspects ofthe invention only. Any methods that are functionally equivalent arewithin the scope of the invention. Various modifications of theinvention in addition to those described herein will become apparent tothose skilled in the art from the foregoing description and accompanyingfigures. Such modifications fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the examples below as well as throughout the application, thefollowing abbreviations have the following meanings. If not defined, theterms have their generally accepted meanings.

-   -   aq.=aqueous    -   TFA=trifluoroacetic acid    -   HPLC=high pressure liquid chromatography    -   DMSO=dimethylsulfoxide    -   g=gram    -   h=hour    -   HCl=hydrochloric acid    -   L=Liter    -   LC=liquid chromatography    -   MS=mass spectrum    -   mL=milliliter    -   m/e=mass to charge ratio    -   rt=room temperature    -   s=singlet    -   d=doublet    -   t=triplet    -   dd=doublet of doublets    -   IC₅₀=The concentration of an inhibitor that is required for 50%        inhibition of an enzyme in vitro

Example 1 General Procedure for the SNAr Reaction of 2-chloropyrimidineand aminotricyclics

(4-Aminosubstituted)-2-chloropyrimidine (1 eq) and5-amino-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d]oxazol-2-one or6-amino-2,3,4,4a,9a-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-3(2H)-one(1.3-1.5 eq) in 2-propanol (2 mL per 40 mg) with cat. TFA (7% of2-propanol) were heated either in a sealed tube (100° C.) or for in amicrowave reactor (130° C.). After complete conversion of the2-chloropyrimidine to the desired product, the reaction mixture wasconcentrated and purified by preparative HPLC. Neutralization of theproduct in the salt form with aq. K₂CO₃ was resulted a suspension. Theaqueous suspension was filtered and the collected the solid was dried toprovide the desired product. (4-Aminosubstituted)-2-chloropyrimidinewere obtained by using the general synthetic methods described inSchemes I-VII.

(3aR,8aS)-5-Amino-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d]oxazol-2-one

(3aR,8aS)-5-Amino-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d]oxazol-2-one

(3aR,8aS)-5-Nitro-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d]oxazol-2-one (1.3 g,5.45 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH (50 mL), transferred to parhydrogenation flask. Pd/C (450 mg) transferred to above flask andsubjected to hydrogenation at 30 PSI for 2 h. Reaction mixture filteredthrough Celite and washed the filter cake with EtOH. Filtrate wasconcentrated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (50-100%EtOAc:hexanes) to provide(3aR,8aS)-5-amino-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d]oxazol-2-one (720 mg,69%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 8.23 (s, 1H), 6.90 (d, 1H,J=8.2 Hz), 6.52-4.49 (m, 2H), 5.20 (app t, 1H, J=6.1 and 7.0 Hz), 5.04(br s, 2H), 4.91 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.13 (dd, 1H, J=6.7 and 17.0 Hz),2.89 (d, 1H, J=17.0 Hz). LCMS: purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 191 (MH⁺).

(3aR,8aS)-5-Nitro-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d]oxazol-2-one

Triethylamine (1.87 mL, 1.36 g. 13.44 mmol) was added to a stirringsolution of (1R,2S)-cis-1-amino-6-nitroindan-2-ol (1.3 g, 6.70 mmol) andtriphosgene (0.8 g, 2.69 mmol) in dry CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) at 0° C. for 5 min.The reaction mixture was allowed to stir at 0° C. was for 1 h. Aftercomplete consumption of (1R,2S)-cis-1-amino-6-introindan-2-ol asmonitored by LC/MS, reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure. The crude residue was diluted with water (25 mL) and treatedwith aq. 2N HCl (10 mL) to provide a suspension. The suspension was thenfiltered, neutralized the collected solid with aq. NaHCO₃ and filteredagain. The white solid obtained after filtration was dried under vacuumover P₂O₅ to provide(3aR,8aS)-5-nitro-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d]oxazol-2-one (1.3 g,88%). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 8.33 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s,1H), 8.19 (dd, 1H, J=2.0and 8.2 Hz), 7.58 (d, 1H, J=8.20 Hz), 5.37 (app t, 1H, J=6.1 and 7.0Hz), 5.21 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.46 (dd, 1H, J=6.1 and 18.0 Hz), 3.24 (d,1H, J=18.0 Hz). LCMS: purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 221 (MH⁺).

(4aR,9aS)-6-Amino-2,3,4,4a,9a-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-3(2H)-one

(4aR,9aS)-6-Nitro-2,3,4,4a,9a-tetrahydroindenoindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-3(2H)-one(350 mg, 1.49 mmol) was suspended in EtOH (50 mL), transferred to parhydrogenation flask. Pd/C (100 mg) transferred to above flask andsubjected to hydrogenation at 40 PSI for 1 h. Reaction mixture filteredthrough Celite and washed the filter cake with EtOH. Upon concentrationof the filtrate provided an off-white solid (274 mg, 90%). ¹H NMR(DMSO-d6): δ 8.77 (s, 1H), 6.85 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 6.59 (s, 1H), 6.42(d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.05 (br s, 2H), 4.49 (app t, 1H, H=4.4 Hz), 4.36 (t,1H, J=4.4 Hz), 3.87 (AB qt, 2H, J=16.0 Hz), 2.95 (dd, 1, J=4.4 and 16.1Hz), 2.66 (d, 1H, J=16.1 Hz). LCMS: purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 205 (MH⁺).

(4aR,9aS)-6-Nitro-2,3,4,4a,9a-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-3(2H)-one:2-Chloro-N-[(1R,2S)-2-hydroxy-6-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-indeno-1-yl]acetamide(0.567 g, 2.1 mmol) in dry THF (10 mL) was added dropwise with a syringeto the pre-cooled stiffing solution of NaH (60% dispersion in mineraloil, 0.16 g, 4.0 mmol) in THF (10 mL) at 0° C. Progress of the reactionwas monitored by LC/MS and silica gel TLC (40% EtOAc/hexanes). Reactionmixture was quenched with water (5 mL) and aq. 2N HCl (5 mL)successively after 1.3 h. The quenched mixture was concentrated toprovide a suspension, and filtered the suspension to provide the solidafter drying. Purification of the crude solid by silica gel columnchromatography furnished(4aR,9aS)-6-nitro-2,3,4,4a,9a-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-3(2H)-one(390 mg, 79%). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.35 (s, 1H), 8.12 (d,1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.52 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 4.78 (app t, 1H, J=4.1 Hz), 4.55(t, 1H, J=4.1 Hz), 3.94 (AB qt, 2H, J=13.8 Hz), 3.28 (dd, 1H, J=4.4 and17.5 Hz), 2.98 (d, 1H, J=17.4 Hz). LCMS: purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 235(MH⁺).

2-Chloro-N-[(1R,2S)-2-hydroxy-6-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-indeno-1-yl]acetamide:Chloracetyl chloride (0.24 mL, 0.34 g. 3.01 mmol) was added to astiffing solution of (1R,2S)-cis-1-Amino-6-nitroindan-2-ol (0.5 g, 2.57mmol) and Na₂CO₃ (0.8 g, 5.66 mmol) in dry THF (20 mL) at roomtemperature under N₂. The reaction mixture was stirred at roomtemperature after the addition of chloroacetyl chloride until theconsumption of (1R,2S)-cis-1-Amino-6-nitroindan-2-ol. The reactionmixture was concentrated, diluted with water (30 mL) and extracted withEtOAc (2×75 mL). Combined organic layers were washed with water andbrine successively. Usual workup and purification by silica gelchromatography furnished2-chloro-N-[(1R,2S)-2-hydroxy-6-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-indeno-1-yl]acetamideas a viscous liquid (0.62 g, 89%). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 8.40 (d, 1H,J=8.5 Hz), 8.10 (dd, 1H, J=2.0 and 8.5 Hz), 7.91 (s, 1H), 7.54-7.50 (m,1H), 5.37 (d, 1H, J=4.5 Hz), 5.26 (app qt, 1H, J=4.5 Hz), 4.50 (qt, 1H,J=4.4 Hz), 4.27 (AB qt, 2H, J=13.8 Hz), 3.17 (dd, 1H, J=4.4 and 17.4Hz), 2.90 (d, 1H, J=17.4 Hz). LCMS: purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 271 (MH⁺).

(1R,2S)-cis-1-amino-6-nitroindan-2-ol and (1S,2R)-cis-1-amino-6-nitroindan-2-ol are prepared by adopting the similarsynthetic protocol that was used for the preparation of(1R,2R)-trans-1-Amino-6-nitroindan-2-ol (Kozhushkov, S. I., Yufit, D. Sand Meijere, A. D. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2005, 347, 255-265).

(1R,2S)-cis-1-Aminoindan-2-ol nitrate salt

Aq. Nitric acid (69%, 3.38 mL, 1 eq)), was added dropwise to a stirredsuspension of (1R,2S)-cis-1-Aminoindan-2-ol (6.65 g, 44.57 mmol) inwater (25 mL) for 20 min. Heterogeneous reaction mixture slowly turnedto a clear solution. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducepressure without heating the contents above 35° C. The crude viscousresidue was treated with Et₂O (100 mL) followed by the addition of water(0.5 mL) and stirred the contents to form a nice white crystallinesolid. The solid formed collected by filtration and dried under vacuumover P₂O₅ to provide (1R,2S)-cis-1-Aminoindan-2-ol nitrate salt (9.2 g,97%).

Sulfuric acid mono-[(1R,2S)-cis-1-amino-6-nitroindan-2-yl) ester

To vigorously stiffing solution of conc. H₂SO₄ (40 mL) maintained at−15° C. with ice/salt mixture externally, (1R,2S)-cis-1-Aminoindan-2-olnitrate salt (9.2 g, 43.35 mmol) was charged in portions over a periodof 20 min. External temperature maintained all the time below −10 Cduring the process of addition of the salt and continued to stir thecontents vigorously at −10° C. for 1 h after the addition of the saltand at 0° C. for 1 h. The clear viscous solution was the poured ontocracked ice. The resulting fine precipitate filtered, washed withice-cold water and dried under vacuum over P₂O₅ for 24 h to givesulfuric acid mono-[(1R,2S)-cis-1-amino-6-nitroindan-2-yl) ester ascolorless white powder (8.62 g, 72%).

(1R,2S)-cis-1-Amino-6-nitroindan-2-ol

Sulfuric acid mono-[(1R,2S)-cis-1-amino-6-nitroindan-2-yl) ester (8.68g) and 6N aq. HCl (100 mL) were stirred and heated (external temperature125° C.) in a single necked round-bottomed flask equipped with a refluxcondenser. The heterogeneous mixture turned to homogeneous mixture after1 h of heating. The reaction mixture was cooled in ice and thecrystalline solid formed was filtered and dried over P₂O₅ under vacuumto provide the crystalline solid of(1R,2S)-cis-1-amino-6-introindan-2-ol.HCl. ¹H NMR (D₂O): δ 8.17 (s, 1H),8.13 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.44 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.75-4.71 (m, 2H), 3.26(dd, 1H, J=4.5 and 17.8 Hz), 2.95 (dd, 1H, J=3.2 and 17.8 Hz). LCMS:purity: 99%; MS (m/e):195 (MH⁺—HCl). Aqueous solution of(1R,2S)-cis-1-amino-6-nitroindan-2-ol.HCl was neutralized with aq. NH₄OHand filtered the resultant solid precipitated. The solid collected wasvacuum dried (4.28 g, 70%). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 8.13 (s, 1H), 8.03 (d,1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.44 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.90 (br s, 1H), 2.29 (d, 1H,J=4.7 Hz), 4.11 (d, 1H, J=4.7 Hz), 3.03 (dd, 1H, J=4.7 and 17.0 Hz),2.83 (d, 1H, J=17.0 Hz), 1.98 (br s, 2H). LCMS: purity: 99%; MS (m/e):195 (MH⁺).

The following examples were prepared in analogous manner to the aboveexample or by using methods described herein or by using methods knownto one of skill in the art.

1:5-Chloro-N4-[4-[2-[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]ethyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 100%; MS (m/e): 542 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.32 (s,1H), 8.78(s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 8.08 (s, 1H), 7.55-7.53 (m, 3H), 7.46(d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.19-7.13 (m, 3H), 7.01 (d, 1H, J=7.7 Hz), 5.27 (appt, 1H, J=6.8 Hz), 4.98 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.20-3.16 (m, 3H), 3.00 (d,1H, J=17.6 Hz), 2.77 (t, 2H, J=6.2 Hz), 2.52-2.51 (m, 1H), 0.91-0.88 (m,4H).

2:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 487 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.01 (s,1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 7.85 (s, 1H), 7.58 (m, 2H), 7.40-7.38(m, 2H), 7.01 (d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 6.92 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.27 (app t,1H, J=6.0 and 7.3 Hz), 4.98 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.26 (dd, 1H, J=6.0 and7.3 Hz), 3.19 (s, 3H), 3.00 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.40 (s,6H).

3:N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-3-oxo-4H-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 97%; MS (m/e): 474 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 11.24 (s,1H), 10.37 (s, 1H), 9.81 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.43 (d,1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.32 (app d, 2H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.17 (d, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 5.30(app t, 1H, J=6.0 and 7.3 Hz), 5.00 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.28 (dd, 1H,J=6.4 and 17.3 Hz), 3.00 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.40 (s, 6H).

4:5-Methyl-N4-(4-methyl-3-oxo-2H-benz[1,4]thiazin-6-yl)-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 97%; MS (m/e): 475 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.35 (s,1H), 9.70 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H), 7.46 (s, 1H), 7.44 (d,1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.32-7.26 (m, 2H), 7.15 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.29 (app t,1H, J=6.0 and 7.3 Hz), 4.98 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.53 (s, 2H), 3.28 (dd,1H, J=6.4 and 17.3 Hz), 3.08 (s, 3H), 3.00 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 2.16 (s,3H).

5:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-5-pyrido[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 97%; MS (m/e): 488 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.15 (s,1H), 9.30 (s, 2H), 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.83 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.69 (s, 1H),7.53 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.38 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.11 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz),5.28 (app t, 1H, J=6.2), 5.01 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.35 (s, 3H), 3.23 (dd,1H, J=6.4 and 17.3 Hz), 2.99 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.43 (s,6H).

6:5-Methyl-N4-(4-propyl-3-oxo-2H-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 487 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.04 (s,1H), 8.36 (s, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 7.85 (s, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 7.51 (d,1H, J=8.8 Hz), 7.41 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 7.36 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 7.35 (s,1H), 7.05 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 6.96 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 5.26 (app t, 1H,J=6.4 Hz), 4.97 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 4.60 (s, 2H), 3.75-3.62 (m, 2H), 3.24(dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.3 Hz), 3.29 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 2.10 (s, 3H), 1.51(hex, 2H, J=7.3 Hz), 0.80 (t, 3H, J=7.3 Hz).

7:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]thiazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 97%; MS (m/e): 503 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.11 (s,1H), 8.41 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 7.90 (s, 1H), 7.64-7.53 (m, 4H), 7.28(d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.04 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.27 (app t, 1H, J=7.3 Hz and6.4H), 4.97 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.26-3.22 (m, 4H), 3.02 (d, 1H, J=17.3Hz), 2.11 (s, 3H), 1.33 (s, 6H).

8:5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 94%; MS (m/e): 528 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.58 (s,1H), 9.08 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.15 (s, 1H), 7.65-7.58 (m, 3H), 7.51(s, 1H), 7.45 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz). 7.32 (d, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.13 (d, 1H,J=8.2 Hz), 5.31 (app t, 1H, J=6.0 and 7.3 Hz), 5.02 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz),4.17 (d, 2H, J=6.2 Hz), 3.26 (dd, 1H, J=6.0 and 17.3 Hz), 3.02 (d, 1H,J=17.3 Hz), 2.45 (m, 1H), 0.90-0.86 (m, 4H).

9:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 487 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): 810.42 (s,1H), 9.75 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 7.87 (s, 1H), 7.41 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz),7.25 (s, 1H), 7.19-7.17 (m, 2H), 7.07 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 6.99 (d, 1H,J=8.5 Hz), 5.28 (app t, 1H, J=6.4 and 7.0 Hz), 4.98 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz),3.24 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.0 Hz), 3.06 (s, 3H), 2.99 (d, 1H, J=17.0 Hz),2.14 (s, 3H), 1.40 (s, 6H).

10:5-Chloro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 507 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.49 (s,1H), 9.01 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.13 (s, 1H), 7.50 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz),7.45 (s, 1H), 7.33 (s, 1H), 7.32 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.02 (d, 1H, J=8.5Hz), 6.95 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.26 (app t, 1H, J=6.7), 4.96 (d, 1H, J=6.7Hz), 3.24 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.5 Hz), 3.12 (s, 3H), 3.00 (d, 1H, J=17.5Hz), 1.40 (s, 6H).

11:N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-4-ethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 501 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): 810.30 (s,1H), 9.65 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.41 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz),7.22 (app d, 3H, J=8.8), 7.08 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 6.99 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz),5.28 (app t, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 4.98 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.80-3.64 (m, 2H),3.25 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.8 Hz), 3.03 (d, 1H, J=17.8 Hz), 2.15 (s, 3H),1.39 (s, 6H), 1.01 (t, 3H, J=7.3 Hz).

12:5-Chloro-N4-(2,2-dimethyl-4-ethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 521 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.72 (s,1H), 9.25 (s, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.18 (s, 1H), 7.47 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz),7.41 (s, 1H), 7.35 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.29 (s, 1H), 7.04 (d, 1H, J=8.2Hz), 6.96 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.27 (app t, 1H, J=6.7 Hz), 4.96 (d, 1H,J=6.7 Hz), 3.84-3.67 (m, 2H), 3.24 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.8 Hz), 3.02 (d,1H, J=17.8 Hz), 1.39 (s, 6H), 1.05 (t, 3H, J=7.3 Hz).

13:N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-3-oxo-4H-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 473 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.73 (s,1H), 10.24 (s, 1H), 9.67 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 6.44 (d,1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.20 (s, 1H), 7.13 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.07 (d, 1H, J=8.2Hz), 6.95-6.92 (m, 2H), 5.28 (app t, 1H, J=6.7 and 7.3 Hz), 4.99 (d, 1H,J=7.3 Hz), 3.27 (dd, 1H, J=6.7 and 17.3 Hz), 3.04 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz),2.11 (s, 3H), 1.39 (s, 6H).

14:5-Chloro-N4-[3-[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]sulfonyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 530 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.38 (s,1H), 9.14 (s, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 8.07-8.05 (m, 2H),7.54-7.48 (m, 5H), 7.10 (d, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 5.27 (app t, 1H, J=6.7 Hz),4.99 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.25 (dd, 1H, J=6.7 and 17.8 Hz), 3.02 (d, 1H,J=17.8 Hz), 1.09 (s, 9H).

15:N4-[4-[[N-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 96%; MS (m/e): 507 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): 810.43 (s,1H), 9.76 (s, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 7.88 (s, 1H), 7.68 (t, 1H, J=6.1 Hz),7.51-7.48 (m, 2H), 7.39-7.29 (m, 4H), 7.20 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.30 (appt, 1H, J=6.4 and 7.1 Hz), 5.02 (d, 1H, J=7.1 Hz), 4.19 (d, 2H, J=6.1Hz), 3.29 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.3 Hz), 3.08 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 2.14 (s,3H).

16:5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: purity: 97%; MS (m/e): 528 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.80 (s,1H), 9.31 (s, 1H), 8.31 (s, 1H), 8.19 (s, 1H), 7.65 (t, 1H, J=6.4 Hz),7.57 (d, 2H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.46-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.34-7.25 (m, 3H), 7.14 (d,1H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.28 (t, 1H, J=6.4 and 7.0 Hz), 5.01 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz),4.19 (d, 2H, J=6.2 Hz), 3.26 (dd, 1H, J=6.1 and 17.8 Hz), 3.03 (d, 1H,J=17.8 Hz), 2.47-2.46 (m, 1H), 0.89-0.85 (m, 4H).

17:5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]-2-methylphenyl]-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 96%; MS (m/e): 542 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.32 (s,1H), 8.73 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 8.06 (s, 1H), 7.65 (t, 1H, 6.4 Hz),7.39 (s, 1H), 7.33-7.30 (d, 2H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.24-7.21 (m, 2H), 6.97 (d,1H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.24 (app t, 1H, J=6.4 and 7.0 Hz), 4.92 (d, 1H, J=6.4Hz), 4.18 (d, 2H, J=6.4 Hz), 3.19 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 18.2 Hz), 2.97 (d,1H, J=18.2 Hz), 2.53-2.52 (m, 1H), 2.15 (s, 3H), 0.90-0.88 (m, 4H).

18:N4-[4-[[N-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 520 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.32 (s,1H), 9.72 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.69 (t, 1H, 6.4 Hz),7.28 (s, 3H), 7.21 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.14 (s, 1H), 7.06 (d, 1H, J=8.5Hz), 5.27 (app t, 1H, J=6.7 and 7.0 Hz), 4.92 (d, 1H, J=6.4 Hz), 4.21(d, 2H, J=6.4 Hz), 3.22 (dd, 1H, J=6.7 and 17.8 Hz), 3.03 (d, 1H, J=18.2Hz), 2.53-2.52 (m, 1H), 2.15 (s, 6H), 0.91-0.84 (m, 4H).

19:5-Chloro-N4-(indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 94%; MS (m/e): 434 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.31 (s,1H), 8.64 (s, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 8.06 (s, 1H), 7.43-7.41 (m, 2H),7.25-7.12 (m, 3H), 6.93 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.25 (app t, 1H, J=6.4 and7.0 Hz), 4.93 (d, 1H, J=6.4 Hz), 3.21 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.6 Hz), 2.97(d, 1H, J=17.6 Hz), 2.88 (t, 2H, J=7.3 Hz), 2.74-2.67 (m, 2H), 1.91 (q,2H, J=7.3 Hz).

20:N4-(Indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 93%; MS (m/e): 414 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 8.93 (s,1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H0, 7.52 (s, 1H), 7.49 (d,1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.26 (d, 1H=7.6 Hz), 7.14 (t, 1H, J=7.6 Hz), 7.08 (app d,1H, J=8.5 Hz), 6.92 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.25 (app t, 1H, J=6.7 Hz), 4.94(d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.21 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.8 Hz), 2.96 (d, 1H, J=17.8Hz), 2.88 (t, 2H, J=17.6 Hz), 2.71 (t, 2H, J=7.6 Hz), 2.07 (s, 3H), 1.91(q, 2H, J=7.6 Hz).

21:5-Chloro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 448 (MH⁺).

22:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 428 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 8.87 (s,1H), 8.18 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.46-7.44 (m, 2H),7.19-7.10 (m, 2H), 6.98 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 6.88 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 5.24(app t, 1H, J=6.4 and 7.0 Hz), 4.92 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.20 (dd, 1H,J=6.4 and 17.3 Hz), 2.95 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 2.75 (br s, 2H), 2.57-2.54(m, 2H), 2.06 (s, 3H), 1.64 (br s, 4H).

23:N4-(1,4-Benzodioxan-5-yl)-5-chloro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 452 (MH⁺).

24:N4-(1,4-Benzodioxan-5-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 95%; MS (m/e): 432 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.32 (s,1H), 9.58 (s, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.39 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz),7.17 (s, 1H), 7.02 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.01-6.95 (m, 1H), 6.94-6.88 (m,2H), 5.28 (app t, 1H, J=6.7 and 7.4 Hz), 4.98 (d, 1H, J=7.4 Hz),4.15-4.09 (m, 4H), 3.26 (dd, 1H, J=6.7 and 18.8 Hz), 3.04 (d, 1H, J=18.8Hz), 2.12 (s, 3H).

25:5-Chloro-N4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 474 (MH⁺)

26:5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 485 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.80 (s,1H), 9.69 (s, 1H), 8.61 (d, 1H, J=5.0 Hz), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.11 (d, 1H,J=4.4 Hz), 7.91 (t, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.62-7.56 (m, 3H), 7.48-7.40 (m, 3H),7.13 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.00 (d, 2H, J=9.1 Hz), 5.29 (t, 1H, J=6.7 Hz),5.21 (s, 2H), 5.00 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.29 (dd, 1H, J=6.7 and 17.6 Hz),3.05 (d, 1H, J=17.6 Hz).

27:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 481 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.25 (s,1H), 9.68 (s, 1H), 8.85 (d, 1H, J=4.5 Hz), 8.28 (s, 1H), 7.86 (dt, 1H,J=1.7 and 9.1 Hz), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.54 (d, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.43-7.35 (m,4H), 7.23 (s, 1H), 7.13 (d, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.04 (d, 2H, J=8.8 Hz), 5.31(t, 1H, J=6.7 and 7.2 Hz), 5.21 (s, 2H), 4.98 (d, 1H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.29(dd, 1H, J=6.7 and 17.8 Hz), (s, 1H), 3.07 (d, 1H, J=17.8 Hz), 2.13 (s,3H).

28:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 481 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): 810.26 (s,1H), 9.68 (s, 1H), 8.59 (d, 1H, J=4.9 Hz), 8.28 (s, 1H), 7.87 (dt, 1H,J=1.7 and 9.1 Hz), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.54 (d, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.43-7.35(m,4H), 7.23 (s, 1H), 7.13 (d, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.04 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 5.31(app t, 1H, J=6.7 and 7.2 Hz), 5.21 (s, 2H), 4.98 (d, 1H, J=6.7 Hz),3.29 (dd, 1H, J=6.7 and 17.8 Hz), 3.07 (d, 1H, J=17.8 Hz), 2.13 (s, 3H).

29:5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl]phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 483 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.41 (s,1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.74 (s, 1H), 8.72 (s, 1H), 8.72 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s,1H), 8.09 (d, 1H, J=3.7 Hz), 7.82 (s, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, 2H,J=7.9 Hz), 7.6 1(s, 1H), 7.50 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.18 (d, 2H, J=8.8 Hz),5.30 (t, 1H, J=6.7 and 7.0 Hz), 5.02 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.28 (dd, 1H,J=6.7 and 17.5 Hz), 3.15 (t, 2H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.10 (d, 1H, J=17.5 Hz),3.01 (dd, 2H, J=7.3 and 16.2 Hz).

30:5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 485 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.74 (s,1H), 9.63 (s, 1H), 8.62 (d, 1H, J=4.7 Hz), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.11 (d, 1H,J=4.7 Hz), 7.91 (t, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.63-7.56 (m, 3H), 7.49-7.39 (m, 3H),7.13 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.00 (d, 2H, J=8.8 Hz), 5.29 (app t, 1H, J=6.4and 7.0 Hz), 5.21 (s, 2H), 5.00 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.29 (dd, 1H, J=6.7and 17.8 Hz), 3.05 (d, 1H, J=17.8 Hz).

31:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 481 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.35 (s,1H), 9.69 (s, 1H), 8.79 (s, 1H), 8.65 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.12-8.10(m, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 7.66-7.63 (m, 1H), 7.46-7.37 (m, 3H), 7.25 (s,1H), 7.15-7.13 (m, 1H), 7.07-7.04 (m, 2H), 5.30 (m, 1H), 5.23 (s, 2H),4.98 (s, 1H), 3.30 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 3.08 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 2.13 (s,3H), (s, 2H), 4.98 (d, 1H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.29 (dd, 1H, J=6.7 and 17.8 Hz),(s, 1H), 3.07 (d, 1H, J=17.8 Hz), 2.13 (s, 3H).

32:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 481 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.23 (s,1H), 9.66 (s, 1H), 8.74 (s, 1H), 8.61 (d, 1H, J=4.7 Hz), 8.28 (s, 1H),8.00 (d, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.55 (d, 1H, J=1.7 and 8.2 Hz),7.43 (d, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.35 (d, 1H, J=7.9 Hz), 7.25 (s, 1H), 7.14 (d,1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.05 (d, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 5.30 (app t, 1H, J=6.4 and 7.3Hz), 5.20 (s, 2H), 4.99 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.31 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.3Hz), 3.07 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 2.13 (s, 3H).

33:5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl]phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 483 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.42 (s,1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.74 (s, 1H), 8.72 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.09 (d,1H, J=3.8 Hz), 7.82 (s, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.61(s, 1H), 7.50 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.18 (d, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.11 (d, 1H,J=8.2 Hz), 5.30 (app t, 1H, J=6.4 and 7.3 Hz), 5.02 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz),3.28 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.8 Hz), 3.15 (t, 2H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.10 (d, 1H,J=17.8 Hz), 2.99 (dd, 2H, J=7.3 and 16.2 Hz).

34:5-Chloro-N4-(indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 97%; MS (m/e): 434 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.36 (s,1H), 8.71 (s, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 8.08 (s, 1H), 7.43-7.41 (m, 2H),7.25-7.12 (m, 3H), 6.93 (d, 1H, J=9.1 Hz), 5.25 (app t, 1H, J=6.4 and7.0 Hz), 4.94 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.21 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.8 Hz), 2.97(d, 1H, J=17.8 Hz), 2.88 (t, 2H, J=7.3 Hz), 2.74-2.70 (m, 2H), 1.91 (q,2H, J=7.0 Hz).

35:N4-(Indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 414 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.27 (s,1H), 9.69 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), (s, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.52 (s, 1H),7.49 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.26 (d, 1H=7.6 Hz), 7.14 (t, 1H, J=7.6 Hz),7.08 (app d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 6.92 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.25 (app t, 1H,J=6.7 Hz), 4.94 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.21 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.8 Hz),2.96 (d, 1H, J=17.8 Hz), 2.88 (t, 2H, J=17.6 Hz), 2.71 (t, 2H, J=7.6Hz), 2.07 (s, 3H), 1.91 (q, 2H, J=7.6 Hz).

36:5-Chloro-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 448 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.27 (s,1H), 9.69 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), (s, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.52 (s, 1H),7.49 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 7.26 (d, 1H=7.6 Hz), 7.14 (t, 1H, J=7.6 Hz),7.08 (app d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 6.92 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 5.25 (app t, 1H,J=6.7 Hz), 4.94 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 3.21 (dd, 1H, J=6.4 and 17.8 Hz),2.96 (d, 1H, J=17.8 Hz), 2.88 (t, 2H, J=17.6 Hz), 2.71 (t, 2H, J=7.6Hz), 2.07 (s, 3H), 1.91 (q, 2H, J=7.6 Hz).

37:5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 428 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.28 (s,1H), 9.57 (s, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 7.29-7.23 (m, 2H),7.19-7.10 (m, 2H), 6.98 (d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 6.88 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 5.24(app t, 1H, J=6.4 and 7.0 Hz), 4.92 (d, 1H, J=7.0 Hz), 3.20 (dd, 1H,J=6.4 and 17.3 Hz), 2.95 (d, 1H, J=17.3 Hz), 2.75 (br s, 2H), 2.57-2.54(m, 2H), 2.06 (s, 3H), 1.64 (br s, 4H).

38:5-Methyl-N2-[(4aR,9aS)-3-oxo-2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 501 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 10.07 (s,1H), 9.47 (s, 1H), 8.81 (d, 1H, J=3.8 Hz), 7.83 (s, 1H), 7.37 (d, 1H,J=8.5 Hz), 7.31 (d, 1H, J=1.8 Hz), 7.25 (s, 1H), 7.20 (dd, 1H, J=1.8 and8.8 Hz), 7.03 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), 6.92 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 4.62 (app t,1H, J=4.4 Hz), 4.46 (t, 1H, J=4.4 Hz), 3.95 (AB qt, 2H, J=16.2 Hz),3.09-3.04 (m, 4H), 2.74 (d, 1H, J=16.4 Hz), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.39 (s, 6H).

39:N4-[4-[[N-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-5-methyl-N2-[(4aR,9aS)-3-oxo-2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 98%; MS (m/e): 521 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.92 (s,1H), 9.35 (s, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.61 (t, 1H, J=6.4 Hz),7.56 (d, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.37 (d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.30-7.28 (m, 3H), 7.17(d, 1H, J=8.5 Hz), 4.66 (app t, 1H, J=3.8 Hz), 4.48 (t,1H, J=3.8 Hz),4.16 (d, 2H, J=6.4 Hz), 3.92 (AB qt, 2H, J=16.2 Hz), 3.13 (dd, 1H, J=3.8and 16.9 Hz), 2.84 (d, 1H, J=16.9 Hz), 2.44-2.41 (m, 1H), 2.13 (s, 3H0,0.88-0.84 (m, 4H).

40:5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-N2-[(4aR,9aS)-3-oxo-2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

LCMS: Purity: 99%; MS (m/e): 542 (MH⁺); ¹H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.26 (s,1H), 8.76 (d, 1H, J=3.5 Hz), 8.74 (s, 1H), 8.09 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, 2H,J=8.2 Hz), 7.58 (t, 1H, J=6.2 Hz), 7.47 (d, 2H, J=8.5 Hz), 7.26 (d, 2H,J=8.2 Hz), 7.08 (d, 1H, J=8.2 Hz), 4.62 (app t, 1H, J=4.5 Hz), 4.44 (t,1H, J=4.5 Hz), 4.15 (d, 2H, J=6.2 Hz), 3.91 (AB qt, 2H, J=16.4 Hz), 3.08(dd, 1H, J=4.5 and 16.4 Hz), 2.79 (d, 1H, J=16.4 Hz), 2.43-2.42 (m, 1H),0.89-0.85 (m, 4H).

Example 2 Proliferation Assays Reagents and Buffers

-   Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) (Sigma-Aldrich, Cat No. D2650) (Control)-   Iscove's DMEM, ATCC Catalog #30-2005-   1 M HEPES, Cellgro Catalog #25-060-CI (100 mL)-   100 mM Sodium Pyruvate, Cellgro Catalog #25-000-CI (100 mL)-   Penicillin/Streptomycin, 10000 U/mL each, Cellgro Catalog #30-002-CI    (100 mL)-   RPMI 1640 (Cellgro, Cat No. 10-040-CM)-   Fetal Bovine Serum (JRH, Cat No. 12106-500M)-   Donor Equine Serum, Hyclone Catalog #SH30074.02 (100 mL)-   50 μM hydrocortisone solution, Sigma Catalog #H6909-10 ml (10 mL)

Culture Conditions

BaF3 V617F cells are maintained and plated in RPMI with 10% FBS. Platingdensity for these cells is 1×10⁵ cells/mL.

Methods

The cells were resuspended in a corresponding medium at a required celldensity (see above). 100μ of cell suspension was added to each well of aflat bottom 96 well white plate. The compound was serially diluted inDMSO from 5 mM in 3-fold dilutions, and then diluted 1:250 in the RPMI1640 medium containing 5% FBS and pen/strep. 100 μL of resulting 2×compound solution was added per well in duplicate and the cells wereallowed to proliferate for 72 hours at 37° C.

Proliferation was measured using Cell Titer-Glo. The substrate wasthawed and allowed to come to room temperature. After removal of top 100μL of medium from each well, 100 μL of the premixed Cell Titer-Gloreagent was added to each well. The plates were mixed on an orbitalshaker for three minutes to induce lysis and incubated at ambienttemperature for an additional five minutes to allow the signal toequilibrate. The Luminescence was read on the Wallac Plate Reader.

The results of the ability of the compounds of the invention to inhibitJAK2 activity, when tested in the above assay, are shown in thefollowing Table 2 wherein the level of activity (i.e., the IC₅₀) foreach compound is indicated in Table 2. The compound numbers in Table 2refers to the compounds disclosed herein as being prepared by themethods disclosed herein. In Table 2 the activity is indicated by thefollowing ranges: “A” represents compounds having an IC₅₀<0.25 μM; “B”represents compounds having an IC₅₀≧0.25 μM and <0.5 μM; “C” representscompounds having an IC₅₀≧0.5 μM and <1 μM; “D” represents compoundshaving activity ≧1 μM and <5 μM; and “E” represents compounds havingactivity≧5 μM.

TABLE 2 Compound # IC₅₀ (μM) 1 D 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 A 6 B 7 A 8 A 9 B 10 A 11B 12 B 13 D 14 C 15 D 16 D 17 D 18 D 19 E 20 A 21 C 22 B 23 D 24 A 25 E26 D 27 B 28 B 29 B 30 D 31 B 32 B 33 B 34 E 35 A 36 B 37 A 38 B 39 B 40A

Example 3 pSTAT5 Assay using Primary Human T-Cell or Mouse T-CellLeukaemia CTLL-2 Cells Stimulated with IL-2

Stimulation of the pre-activated primary human T-cells or mouse CTLL-2cells with Interleukin-2 (IL-2) signals to JAK-1 and JAK-3 tyrosinekinases to phosphorylate their immediate downstream target,transcription factor STAT5. The effects can then be quantified usingFACS.

Human primary T cells are prepared as described in Biological example 2.CTLL-2 cells are grown in RPMI containing 10% FBS and 10% T-STIM withCon A (Becton Dickinson).

Either CTLL-2 or primary T-cells are washed twice with PBS to remove theIL-2 and resuspended in RPMI with 10% FBS medium at 2×10⁶ cells/mL 40 μLof T cells and 50 μL of 2× compound are added to each well of the96-well round-bottom plate and mixed. After 1 hour incubation with thecompound at 37° C., the cells are stimulated by addition of 10 μL perwell of 10× IL2 (400 U/ml) so that the final concentration is 40 U/ml.Cells are incubated further at 37° C. for 15 min. Stimulation is stoppedand cells are fixed by addition of 100 μL per well of 3.2%para-formaldehyde and incubation for 10 min at RT. Following a wash,cells are permeabilized by addition of 150 μL per well of ice-coldmethanol and incubation at 4° C. for 30 min. Pelleted cells are washedonce with 150 μL per well FACS buffer (PBS+2% FCS) and stained with 50μL per well of anti-phospho-Stat5 AlexaFluor488 1:100 in FACS buffer.Following overnight incubation at RT, the samples are analyzed by FACSafter initial wash with FACS buffer.

Example 4 pSTAT5 Assay of Unstimulated Human Erythroleukaemia Cells SET2and Mouse pre-B Ba/F3 Cells Expressing Human V617F JAK2 Kinase

Both cell lines express constitutively active form of JAK2 containingmutation V617F in a pseudokinase domain of the enzyme, leading toconstitutive phosphorylation of STAT5 transcription factor in theabsence of any stimulation.

40 μL of corresponding cell suspension and 50 μL of 2× compound aremixed together in each well of the 96-well round-bottom plate andincubated for 1 hr at 37° C. The reaction is stopped by addition of 100μL per well of 3.2% para-formaldehyde for 10 min followed bypermeabilization step with 150 ml of ice-cold methanol at 4° C. for 30min. After a wash, the cells are stained with 50 μL per well ofanti-phospho-Stat5 AlexaFluor488 1:100 in FACS buffer. Followingovernight incubation at RT, the samples are analyzed by FACS.

1. A compound of formula I:

a tautomer, N-oxide, or salt thereof, wherein: ring A is aryl orheteroaryl; n is 0 or 1; p is 0, 1, 2 or 3 when ring A is monocyclicaryl or heteroaryl or p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when ring A is bicyclicor tricyclic aryl or heteroaryl; X is selected from the group consistingof alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino,substituted amino, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, cyano, halo, nitro,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, and substituted alkynyl; Y is Oor S; Z is O, S, or NH; W is hydrogen, —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵, -alk-SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵,—N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵, or -alk-N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵; -alk- is selected from the groupconsisting of straight or branched chain C₁₋₆ alkylene group, andstraight or branched chain substituted C₁₋₆ alkylene group; R¹ ishydrogen or C₁₋₃ alkyl; each R² independently is selected from the groupconsisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, alkynyloxy, amino, substitutedamino, aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano,cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, substitutedcycloalkoxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy,substituted heteroaryloxy, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic,heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy, aminocarbonyl,aminocarbonyloxy, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)oxy, nitro,halo, and oxo, wherein if R² is oxo, then the oxo substituent isattached to a nonaromatic portion of ring A; or R³ is hydrogen or C₁₋₃alkyl; R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclic,substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, acyl and M⁺, wherein M⁺ is a counterion selectedfrom the group consisting of K⁻, Na⁻, Li⁺ and ⁺N(R⁸)₄, wherein each R⁸is independently hydrogen or alkyl, and the nitrogen of —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵ or—N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵ is N⁻; and R⁵ is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino,cycloalkylamino, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclic,substituted heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, and acyl; or R⁴ and R⁵ together with theintervening atom or atoms bound thereto form a heterocyclic or asubstituted heterocyclic group.
 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein R¹is hydrogen.
 3. The compound of claim 2, wherein each of Z and Y is Oand R³ is hydrogen.
 4. The compound of claim 3, wherein W is hydrogen.5. The compound of claim 4, according to formula IIa or IIb:


6. (canceled)
 7. The compound of claim 5, wherein ring A is bicyclicheteroaryl.
 8. The compound of claim 7, wherein X is alkyl or halo. 9.The compound of claim 8, wherein X is selected from the group consistingof methyl, chloro, and fluoro.
 10. The compound of claim 9, wherein

is:


11. The compound of claim 5, wherein ring A is monocyclic or bicyclicaryl.
 12. The compound of claim 11, wherein X is alkyl or halo.
 13. Thecompound of claim 12, wherein X is selected from the group consisting ofmethyl, chloro, and fluoro.
 14. The compound of claim 13, wherein

is:


15. The compound of claim 3, according to formula IIIa or IIIb:

wherein W is not hydrogen.
 16. (canceled)
 17. The compound of claim 15,wherein ring A is phenyl.
 18. The compound of claim 17, wherein X isalkyl or halo.
 19. The compound of claim 18, wherein X is methyl orchloro.
 20. The compound of claim 19, wherein W is -alk-N(R⁴)SO₂R⁵. 21.The compound of claim 20, wherein alk is —CH₂— or —CH₂CH₂—.
 22. Thecompound of claim 21, according to formula IVa or IVb:

wherein q is 1 or
 2. 23. (canceled)
 24. The compound of claim 22,wherein p is 1 and R² is methyl.
 25. The compound of claim 15, wherein Wis —SO₂N(R⁴)R⁵.
 26. A compound selected from the group consisting of:5-Chloro-N4-[4-[2-[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]ethyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-3-oxo-4H-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N4-(4-methyl-3-oxo-2H-benz[1,4]thiazin-6-yl)-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-5-pyrido[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N4-(4-propyl-3-oxo-2H-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]thiazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-4-ethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N4-(2,2-dimethyl-4-ethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-(2,2-Dimethyl-3-oxo-4H-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N4-[3-[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]sulfonyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-[4-[[N-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]-2-methylphenyl]-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-[4-[[N-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N4-(indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-(Indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-(1,4-Benzodioxan-5-yl)-5-chloro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-(1,4-Benzodioxan-5-yl)-5-methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl]phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Fluoro-N2-[(3aS,8aR)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-[4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl]phenyl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N4-(indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-(Indan-4-yl]-5-methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Chloro-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(3aR,8aS)-2-oxo-3,3a,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-d]oxazol-5-yl]-N4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;5-Methyl-N2-[(4aR,9aS)-3-oxo-2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-N4-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxo-benz[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;N4-[4-[[N-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-5-methyl-N2-[(4aR,9aS)-3-oxo-2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine;and5-Chloro-N4-[4-[[N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)amino]methyl]phenyl]-N2-[(4aR,9aS)-3-oxo-2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydroindeno[2,1-b][1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-2,4-pyrimidinediamine.27. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising the compound as in claim 1.28. (canceled)
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 32. A methodof treating a disease or condition associated with JAK2 activity in asubject, wherein the method comprises administering to the subject atherapeutically effective amount of the compound of claim 1, or thepharmaceutical formulation of claim
 27. 33. The method of claim 32wherein the disease or condition associated with JAK2 activity isselected from the group consisting of leukemia, lymphoma, multiplemyeloma, transplant rejection, bone marrow transplant applications,autoimmune diseases, inflammation, myeloproliferative disorders,polycythemia vera disorder, essential thrombocythemia disorder andprimary myelofibrosis.